Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-10-02 Thread michael
> The thing is, for me at least, justifying the cost of these > critters. > The one you've just mentioned likely costs around $600. For that > kind of > money I might as well purchase a laptop and get all the > functionality > I'd need as opposed to a small and very "resource" limited palm > pilot

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-10-02 Thread Mark Weaver
Vincent Danen wrote: On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 10:21:21PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah well, maybe someone smarter than me can port vi to palmos... =) See, we're on the same page here - c'mon 'someone', get to portin' =) Seriously though, it seems we have similar problems; cost too much for t

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-10-01 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 10:21:21PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ah well, maybe someone smarter than me can port vi to palmos... =) > > See, we're on the same page here - c'mon 'someone', get to portin' =) > > Seriously though, it seems we have similar problems; cost too much > for the ones

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-10-01 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 09:54:43PM -0700, James Sparenberg wrote: > > I've been looking for something that will let me do programming on my palm > > (and a word processor is *not* optimal for this), but having vi (or emacs, > > really) would be really really useful (sometimes I can't justify haulin

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Weaver
James Sparenberg wrote: On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 22:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then there are fools like me who have Linux running on a Palm III . Not that I use it much anymore. Having to much fun with my laptop. James So how hard was that to set up? And did it have all the function of the p

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Weaver
James Sparenberg wrote: On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 20:01, Mark Weaver wrote: Vincent Danen wrote: Your wife won't let you haul around the laptop either, eh? =) Well, I just spent some time googling and the closest I've come is a version of vim for WinCE (I knew I should have gotten that HP thingy in

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread James Sparenberg
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 22:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Then there are fools like me who have Linux running on a Palm III > > . > > Not that I use it much anymore. Having to much fun with my > > laptop. > > > > James > > So how hard was that to set up? And did it have all the function > of

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread michael
> Then there are fools like me who have Linux running on a Palm III > . > Not that I use it much anymore. Having to much fun with my > laptop. > > James So how hard was that to set up? And did it have all the function of the palmos? -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [E

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread michael
[snip] > Or, rather, > some nice > "geek" apps for PalmOS. =) > > I use my Palm more for note taking, the calendar, and address > book.. working > on word docs on it is a definite bonus. But I want to take that a > step > further. =) I know there is a ssh for palmos (would have to hunt > thru

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread James Sparenberg
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 08:50, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 08:00:49PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > [snip] > > > > WinCE??? What are you thinking??? :) > > I'm thinking there is probably a hack to let me get Linux on a machine that > would run WinCE. =) > > > What abou

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread James Sparenberg
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 20:01, Mark Weaver wrote: > Vincent Danen wrote: > > > > Your wife won't let you haul around the laptop either, eh? =) > > > > Well, I just spent some time googling and the closest I've come is a > > version of vim for WinCE (I knew I should have gotten that HP thingy > > i

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread James Sparenberg
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 18:34, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:18:50PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > > > >Hey all, > > >I want VI on my visor - anyone got it? I've been searching ever > > >since I got my visor about a year and a half ago, but nothing... > > > > > >mike > > > > Hi Mi

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 01:42:48PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > >It started originally as sympa and never changed. The only reason I got > >the > >mandrakesecure lists running under ezmlm-idx is because I use qmail on the > >mandrakesecure.net server. > > > >That will likely change in the future,

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread Mark Weaver
Vincent Danen wrote: On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 11:58:32AM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: hehehe... well, my wife knows not to argue about laptops on vacation... I don't go anywhere for a long period of time without my machine. I remember last year going to the mountains with my dad and brother... brough

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 11:58:32AM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > >hehehe... well, my wife knows not to argue about laptops on vacation... I > >don't go anywhere for a long period of time without my machine. I remember > >last year going to the mountains with my dad and brother... brought my > >iboo

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread Mark Weaver
Vincent Danen wrote: hehehe... well, my wife knows not to argue about laptops on vacation... I don't go anywhere for a long period of time without my machine. I remember last year going to the mountains with my dad and brother... brought my ibook with me and it went hiking around the rockies with

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-30 Thread Vincent Danen
On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 11:01:38PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > >Your wife won't let you haul around the laptop either, eh? =) > > > >Well, I just spent some time googling and the closest I've come is a > >version of vim for WinCE (I knew I should have gotten that HP thingy > >instead of the Tungst

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread Vincent Danen
On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 08:00:49PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [snip] > > WinCE??? What are you thinking??? :) I'm thinking there is probably a hack to let me get Linux on a machine that would run WinCE. =) > What about the Zaurus; is it any good? I was really hyped for the I don't kno

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-30 Thread mooney
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 06:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:41:39PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > > [snip] > > WinCE??? What are you thinking??? :) > What about the Zaurus; is it any good? I was really hyped for the > Agenda VR3 a few years ago, but they died and I got rea

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Mark Weaver
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Mark, Well, I've got one of those fold up keyboards that I love using. I REALLY enjoy sitting on the ferry on my way home from work and typing email or whatever and being able to edit text and save it to my smart media card which resides in my memplug on the visor and

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm (OT)

2003-09-29 Thread michael
> On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:41:39PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: [snip] WinCE??? What are you thinking??? :) What about the Zaurus; is it any good? I was really hyped for the Agenda VR3 a few years ago, but they died and I got really disappointed. I've grown pretty used to the PalmOS and I've als

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Mark Weaver
Vincent Danen wrote: Your wife won't let you haul around the laptop either, eh? =) Well, I just spent some time googling and the closest I've come is a version of vim for WinCE (I knew I should have gotten that HP thingy instead of the Tungsten). There's one for the Zaurus as well, which wasn't

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread michael
Hey Mark, Well, I've got one of those fold up keyboards that I love using. I REALLY enjoy sitting on the ferry on my way home from work and typing email or whatever and being able to edit text and save it to my smart media card which resides in my memplug on the visor and holds plenty of data. If

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Vincent Danen
On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:41:39PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > >I dunno... I think vi on my palm would rock. Better than the note > >pad or memo pad, and while having Documents To Go is cool, I think > >having vi on their instead would be awesome. > > > >I've been looking for something that will l

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Mark Weaver
Vincent Danen wrote: On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:18:50PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: Hey all, I want VI on my visor - anyone got it? I've been searching ever since I got my visor about a year and a half ago, but nothing... mike Hi Mike, I admit its a novel idea, but why? writing on a visor is hard

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Vincent Danen
On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 09:18:50PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > >Hey all, > >I want VI on my visor - anyone got it? I've been searching ever > >since I got my visor about a year and a half ago, but nothing... > > > >mike > > Hi Mike, > > I admit its a novel idea, but why? writing on a visor is ha

Re: [expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-29 Thread Mark Weaver
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I want VI on my visor - anyone got it? I've been searching ever since I got my visor about a year and a half ago, but nothing... mike Hi Mike, I admit its a novel idea, but why? writing on a visor is hard enough. throw VI into the mix and I have a feeling the vi

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-28 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 02:09, J.C. Woods wrote: > James Sparenberg wrote: > > >On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:17, lorne wrote: > > > > > >>On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:41 pm, J.C. Woods wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Nothing better than a "vi cheatsheet"! It just so happens I have such a

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-28 Thread J.C. Woods
James Sparenberg wrote: On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:17, lorne wrote: On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:41 pm, J.C. Woods wrote: Nothing better than a "vi cheatsheet"! It just so happens I have such a page running on my apache server. It has all the shortcuts outlined in brevity. All are wel

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:17, lorne wrote: > On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:41 pm, J.C. Woods wrote: > > > > > Nothing better than a "vi cheatsheet"! It just so happens I have such a > > page running on my apache server. It has all the shortcuts outlined in > > brevity. All are welcome to downl

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread lorne
On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:41 pm, J.C. Woods wrote: > Nothing better than a "vi cheatsheet"! It just so happens I have such a > page running on my apache server. It has all the shortcuts outlined in > brevity. All are welcome to download.. > > http://www.trismegistus.net/vi_cheatsheets

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread J.C. Woods
Phil G. wrote: On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:30:48 -0700 (PDT), Terje Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not fami

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Terje Heen
--- "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 27 September 2003 12:48 pm, Terje Heen > wrote: > > > Phil ! > > I mannaged to save the lilo.conf but the word I > edited > > was changing color from magenta to light blue. > > (vga=normal) And My framebuffer is still active. > > is t

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 27 September 2003 12:48 pm, Terje Heen wrote: > Phil ! > I mannaged to save the lilo.conf but the word I edited > was changing color from magenta to light blue. > (vga=normal) And My framebuffer is still active. > is this because this "blue" text?? > It seems that linux does not recog

[expert] vi editor on visor/palm

2003-09-27 Thread michael
Hey all, I want VI on my visor - anyone got it? I've been searching ever since I got my visor about a year and a half ago, but nothing... mike -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com ===

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Phil G.
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:48:34 -0700 (PDT), Terje Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Phil ! I mannaged to save the lilo.conf but the word I edited was changing color from magenta to light blue. (vga=normal) And My framebuffer is still active. is this because this "blue" text?? It seems that linux do

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread lorne
On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:30 am, Terje Heen wrote: > --- lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen > > > > wrote: > > > Hi there. > > > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > > > Can not seem to save the read only file > > > (not familiar with t

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Terje Heen
--- "Phil G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:30:48 -0700 (PDT), Terje Heen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > --- lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen > >> wrote: > >> > Hi there. > >> > How to edit the lilo.conf with v

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Phil G.
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:30:48 -0700 (PDT), Terje Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not familiar with this ed

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Terje Heen
--- Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 17:43, Terje Heen wrote: > > Hi there. > > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > > Can not seem to save the read only file > > (not familiar with this editor :-) > > > > Terje.. > > a) you can use any editor > b) you'll need

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-27 Thread Terje Heen
--- lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen > wrote: > > Hi there. > > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > > Can not seem to save the read only file > > (not familiar with this editor :-) > > > If you are doing this a root, you should be able to >

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread Terje Heen
--- James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 17:43, Terje Heen wrote: > > Hi there. > > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > > Can not seem to save the read only file > > (not familiar with this editor :-) > > > > Terje.. > > Terje, >You have to edit it as roo

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread Fajar Priyanto
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:52 am, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi James.. > Thanks for reply. > Hmm can not understand whats happened because I can > not seem to log in as root. I am 100% shure that i > have typed the login amd pwd correct... > > Terje.

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 17:43, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not familiar with this editor :-) > > Terje.. a) you can use any editor b) you'll need to be root or use sudo c) press F1 while in vi for help d) i put

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread Terje Heen
James, I have to edit the string: vga=788 to vga=normal to get in to graphic mode. __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestor

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread lorne
On Friday 26 September 2003 05:43 pm, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not familiar with this editor :-) > If you are doing this a root, you should be able to do a :w! and then :q. > Terje.. > > ___

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 17:43, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not familiar with this editor :-) > > Terje.. Terje, You have to edit it as root. If you are root the do w! instead of w to save it. James > > _

Re: [expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:43:41 -0700 (PDT) Terje Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Hi there. > How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? > Can not seem to save the read only file > (not familiar with this editor :-) you need to be root to edit and save that file, ie. type "su" and enter your root p

[expert] vi editor

2003-09-26 Thread Terje Heen
Hi there. How to edit the lilo.conf with vi?? Can not seem to save the read only file (not familiar with this editor :-) Terje.. __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Service

Re: [expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-07 Thread Roberto A. F.
Steve Browne wrote: > >> Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: > >> > I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package > >> > contains it? > > > If you are using RedHat per se, why are you in this list? Mandrake has > vi and vim. And RH have vi too (I've installed MDK and RH too

Re: [expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-05 Thread Steve Browne
On Thu, 06 Jul 2000 22:20:12 -0400, you wrote: >Anton Graham wrote: > >> Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: >> > I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package >> > contains it? >> > >I believe there is only vim. Vi on steroids, basically. Very nice. Try >that instead. >

Re: [expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-05 Thread Sean Middleditch
Anton Graham wrote: > Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: > > I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package > > contains it? > I believe there is only vim. Vi on steroids, basically. Very nice. Try that instead. Sean Middleditch > > [anton@bladehawke anton]$ which vi >

Re: [expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-05 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: > I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package > contains it? > >From MY RedHat 6.2 box: [john@slave1 /storage]$ rpm -qa | grep vi [snip obviously unrelated packages] vim-X11-5.6-11 vim-common-5.6-11 vim-enhanced-5.6-11 vim-minimal-5.6-

Re: [expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-05 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: > I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package > contains it? [anton@bladehawke anton]$ which vi /bin/vi [anton@bladehawke anton]$ rpm -qf $(which vi) vim-minimal-5.6-18mdk [anton@bladehawke anton]$ -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *

[expert] Vi editor package

2000-07-05 Thread ATL Oledog
I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package contains it? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com