Re: Programmers Text Editor
On Nov 5, 2007, at 4:10 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
I think it comes down to personal taste. I just can't get the hang
of vi. I use it when I have to, but after years of using it off and
on I still do things like accidentally insert 127 copies of the
letter 'a' into my file.
If you do that, you hit "u" for "undo"...
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.
As someone else pointed out, vim and others show what mode you're in
at the bottom of the screen. Perhaps you were using nvi or some older
version that doesn't have a visual indication of mode?
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Nate Duehr
nate@natetech.com
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