Re: vi as a text editor
Sandip P Deshmukh said:
> 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?
I am not certain what your referring to, but it sounds like vi is just
making the line longer, it may *appear* it is going to the next line
but chances are good that its the same line. You can test this by typing
several lines, then going back to command mode (<ESCAPE>) and scroll up
and down the file, it will scroll one line at a time, if it jumps 2-3 lines
at once, that is just 1 really long line.
> moreover, can i have macros? doing the same repetitive thing? i will also
> like to bind them to key strokes.
probably, even though i've been using vi since 1995 I still barely
know more then the real basics(and I use it everyday).
> moreover, i have spell, ispell and aspell installed. is there a way i can
> use them while in vi?
probably..no idea how :)
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