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Article #44610Re: VT100 emulation in vi
From: Wayne Folta
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 21:00
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 21:00
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In article <2bbd2b574@caladan.UUCP> atreides@caladan.UUCP (root/postmaster/etc) writes:
"Thanks for the suggestions, but no-go. I never use tabs in vi and rarely
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"use leading spaces when pasting text into vi.
There is still hope for my suggestion. You may not use tabs, but vi does.
It is smart enough to stick them in whenever it can save in transmitted
characters. You never have to hit the TAB key to get a tab inserted into
a file or printed to your screen--even if there is not one in your file--by
vi. (As far as I understand vi, anyhow.)
--
Wayne Folta (folta@cs.umd.edu 128.8.128.8)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!mimsy!tove.umd.edu!folta From: folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: VT100 emulation in vi Message-ID: <21551@mimsy.umd.edu> Date: 30 Dec 89 21:00:04 GMT References: <2bbd2b572@caladan.UUCP> <21531@mimsy.umd.edu> <2bbd2b574@caladan.UUCP> Sender: news@mimsy.umd.edu Reply-To: folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) Distribution: usa Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Lines: 14