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Re: vi as a text editor



On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 12:18:11PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> hello all
> 
> i have recently started using vi and i like it for its simplicity -
> 'clean-ness'. somethings are missing though.
> 
> one is managing words towards end of line. as i type, towards the end
> of the line, it juts cuts the word. it neither hyphanates nor pushes
> it to the next line.  is there way i could make vi do this?
> 
> moreover, can i have macros? doing the same repetitive thing? i will
> also like to bind them to key strokes.
> 
> moreover, i have spell, ispell and aspell installed. is there a way i
> can use them while in vi?
> 
> thanx,
> 
> sandip p deshmukh
> ------***--------

Hey, did you see how I reformatted your posting!  I use VIM.

Highlight with "V" and cursor move and "gq" does the trick.

Wrap around can be done by ":set tw=72".

Most people use VIM instead of VI to be sane.  Try it.

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