On 2006-02-11 13:46, David Banning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am familiar with the !}fmt used in vi to reformat a paragraph, but > I wondered how, or if it is possible to do more complex formatting. > > I am thinking specifically of numbering, or creating points. I am familiar > with the > > .AL > .LI > point 1 > .LI > point 2 > .LE > > that can be run with "nroff -mm", but I notice that it can not be run > successfully with, say "!}nroff -mm" from within vi.
For simpler numbering of lines, you can use }!nl Or even !}cat -n For more complex formatting, I usually resort to the block-editing features or editors/vim-lite or to Emacs, which is my favorite :) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
