I agree.
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> IMHO vi is the clearly among the most user hostile editors ever created.
> VI. Virtually Impossible. Very Irritating. Vastly Infuriating. Violently
> Insolent. Modern computers should use modern editors. (Ok. Ok, let the
> crucifiction and stoning begin)
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> On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 11:32:35AM -0500, Scott Chapman wrote:
> > Like why backspace
> > doesn't work the way I expect it to in vi. (I can only backspace over
> data
> > I just typed, not existing data.)
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> That's because there is no backspace in vi, and if you're using
> backspace and it's working at all you're using some wussed-down
> latter-day version of vi. Use "h" for "move one character to the left."
> But make sure you're out of insert mode first.
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> If you want to use these sissy modern-day crutches like "arrow keys"
> then use emacs.
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> Heretic.
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> Adam
