Re: vi problems?
> Person, Rod wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I was attempting to install siag, and the installition call for me to do
> > the following...
> >
> > vi mktop.dr
> >
> > now this is the second thing I tried to install that called for me to
> > use vi and everytime I do it print the file to the screen...I look at it
> > to see if its going to do anything then...I arrow down it tells me to
> > press return to continue and then my screen begins to flash like a
> > strobe light....black,white,black,white.....what I 'm I suppose to do
> > with that. I know it not working because the above script didn't do what
> > it was suppose to...HELP!!!
>
> File a bug report.
>
> Learn to use vi. :-)
>
> In vi you can only use arrow down if the buffer hasn't ended before.
> If it has you'll see the visual bell.
>
Some good vi resources are listed at www.vim.org ( vim is a variety
of vi). Also, if you have another text editor that you prefer that
is already installed, you can just use that instead of vi
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