On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, INKEY$ wrote:
> I was wondering how to input the ASCII drawing characters (179 through 223) into a
>vi or similar editor. (i only use command prompt due to space constraints) If anyone
>has any info, please share.
>
In vim in insert mode, type cntrl-V. Then the decimal number of the
character you want. Actually this will work for everything from 0-255.
For numbers less than 100 type a '0' or '00' first, as needed. I
don't have a vanilla vi to see if this is a vim enhancement.
Good Luck,
Gordon A. Gallup Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0111
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