Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-17 Thread Mark Weaver
You know what? That argument is akin to say that since there is crap on the TV when you turn it on that you're being forced by the television programmers to watch the crap. There IS a menu under the 'linux' button that will let you choose 'any' editor you wish to use. And if you don't like any of

Re: Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-17 Thread Benjamin Reed
> > I tell ya, text-mode DOOM is a very strange thing. :) > > My word... *this* I'm not familiar with... tell me more! AALib is an ASCII-art graphics library. You can get it from http://horac.ta.jcu.cz/aa/aalib/ -- they've got source and binaries for a number of different platforms. The peopl

Re: Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Stephen F. Bosch
Benjamin Reed wrote: > One word: aalib. > > I tell ya, text-mode DOOM is a very strange thing. :) My word... *this* I'm not familiar with... tell me more! -Stephen-

Re: Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Benjamin Reed
> I can still function 90% without a GUI, except for viewing images and > video. Even that can be done in ascii art :) One word: aalib. I tell ya, text-mode DOOM is a very strange thing. :) -- Ben Reed a.k.a. Ranger Rick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://defiance.dyndns.org/ / http://radio.scenespo

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Ellick Chan
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Mallard wrote: Can you please at least have some respect for the choices of others. The comments on this thread are all turning into flames. Asking Mandrake to change the default editor is one thing, but that doesn't have to involve flaming vi. > WOW, that convinces me, let'

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Benjamin Reed
> What are the programs that use this environment variable? I just typed > `echo $EDITOR` at a prompt and received nothing. I haven't modified any > of the system wide profile files or my own .bashrc file since > installation, neither have I received any warnings that the env > variable isn't set.

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > What are the programs that use this environment variable? I just typed > `echo $EDITOR` at a prompt and received nothing. I haven't modified any of the > system wide profile files or my own .bashrc file since installation, neither > have I received any warnings

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Tony McGee
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, John Aldrich pushed some tiny letters in this order: > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > No-one is forcing you to use vim. If you don't like it use something else! Can > > we kill this thread please? The best thing to come out of it would be for > > Mandrakesoft to take the

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, you wrote: > No-one is forcing you to use vim. If you don't like it use something else! Can > we kill this thread please? The best thing to come out of it would be for > Mandrakesoft to take the suggestion of a default editor selection at > installation time because complainin

Re: Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Ron Marriage
I guess that's why I use it. I want to get some serious work done. There is no problem here. If you don't want to use it then don't. The point might be that linux isn't yet ready for the average Mac or MS user, yet. While you don't have to know all the commands, you can in a few minutes of read

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-16 Thread Tony McGee
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Mallard pushed some tiny letters in this order: > Fredrik Nilsson wrote (in part): > > I have made a short list of some useful commands. > > > > WOW, that convinces me, let's see... > > I want to copy this word so yw, but wait, I have to tell it what word, > so Mj

Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-15 Thread Mallard
Fredrik Nilsson wrote (in part): > I have made a short list of some useful commands. > WOW, that convinces me, let's see... I want to copy this word so yw, but wait, I have to tell it what word, so Mj on over there near it and then yw and then Mklljjjll on over to where I want i