Some have suggested that we include old UCB vi by default. ;) We'll likely keep compatibility mode by default for the foreseeable future.
Dan Sent from my iPhone (typos, autocorrect, and all) On Apr 16, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Paul B. Henson <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Davide Poletto >> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:07 PM >> >>> The way this is written leads me to think you are pressing ESC and a at the >>> same time. >> >> Yes, exactly as I do once in vi to enter into its INSERT mode on every Linux >> I've >> put my hands on. > > As has been mentioned, ESC is a separate character, not a modifier key, and > as such for the purposes of providing input to vim it is not possible to > press them "simultaneously". vim gets either an ESC than an a, or an a then > an ESC. You only need the ESC if you are in edit mode. But if you're already > in edit mode, what's the point of ESC'ing to command mode then immediately we > enter in edit mode :)? > >> Are you meaning that I should use use keys combinations in a different ways >> (e.g. the "ESC" with "a" combination in the way you explained above) I'm >> used in >> Linux for years to let vi editor in OmniOS behaving the same way it behaves >> in >> Linux? > > If you disable compatibility mode so vim acts like vim rather than vi you > should have pretty much the identical experience as under linux. > > Dan, any thoughts on disabling compatibility mode by default :)? Or would > that be to un-Solaris like ;)? > > Thanks… > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss _______________________________________________ OmniOS-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss
