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Re: Programmers Text Editor



On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, 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.  
> 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.

set showmode

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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