But it is ubiquitous, therefore I will use it and learn it. Sure emacss is available to be installed on almost every platform too, but I think it's much more likely that you will find vi(m) installed on any given machine you may happen to touch. It wouldn't surprise me to find that vi(m) is part of Mac OS X.
Scott James Melin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pin.mn.us> cc: Sent by: Linux on Subject: Re: Plagued by YAST 3270 problems 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED] T.EDU> 10/31/02 01:54 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port 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) |---------+----------------------------> | | Adam Thornton | | | <athornton@sineno| | | mine.net> | | | Sent by: Linux on| | | 390 Port | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | IST.EDU> | | | | | | | | | 10/31/2002 12:34 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | Linux on 390 Port| | | | |---------+----------------------------> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: Re: Plagued by YAST 3270 problems | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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.) 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. If you want to use these sissy modern-day crutches like "arrow keys" then use emacs. Heretic. Adam