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Re: Modelessness (Was porting UNIX applications to the mac)

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From: Paul DuBois
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1986 13:55
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> [Mark Horton]
> There's nothing wrong with being moded, it's just a personal preference.
> I've taught vi to many novices, such as secretaries; I stick to a 10
> command subset and they seem quite happy.

I face the problem of teaching vi to novices, also, and would be
interested to know what 10 commands you chose (and in hearing how
others handle this problem).
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Subject: Re: Modelessness (Was porting UNIX applications to the mac)
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