Re: Programmers Text Editor

[Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com>]

Ron Johnson wrote:

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> On 11/05/07 17:40, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> > On Nov 5, 5:30 pm, "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtu...@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> > > Using vi requires you to keep track of the
> > > > editor's state in your head -- you have to remember whether it's in
> > > > input mode or command mode.  I've never been able to do that reliably.
> > > My vim (not vi) tells me at the bottom of the screen.  Right now it
> > > says:
> > >
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> > Not only that, the cursor block goes from fat (in normal mode) to
> > skinny (in insert mode).
>
> That must be configurable, because my cursor is always block-sized.

The shift to line cursor in insert mode only works in gvim. In vim, the 
status line is the only indicator. In any case, I am sure vim users 
don't even bother to remember the mode. They just <Escape> out of doubt.


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Raj Kiran Grandhi