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- From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)
- Subject: Re: Bots'n'vi
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.205127.2555@alf.uib.no>
- Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
- References: <1ed13uINNmss@manuel.anu.edu.au> <1992Nov19.183714.21340@ugle.unit.no>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 20:51:27 GMT
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- Gard Eggesbo Abrahamsen writes:
-
- >Of course, but let's say you wrote the word "herrman", and wanted to remove
- >the r. What is more pleasant to press? ESC h h h h x l l l a
-
- nay... ESC FrxA
-
- F - Find backward
- r - the 'r' char.
- x - Xterminate
- A - Add At EOL
-
- Ignorance is not A Good Thing. To use my tools I learn them well.
-
- > ESC : w q or ctrl+x ctrl+c?
-
- ESC ZZ
- heck ... I have a macro... pushing F10 saves and quit, even in TEXT mode.
-
- I have macros done the right way... no need to EVER push the ESC key...
- but ... the editing is exstremly limited. I prefer the power of a good
- editor.
-
- >Of course this has a lot to do with taste, but I prefer to be in constant
- >edit mode and have the commands on control keys, rather than changing between
- >editing and command modes.
-
- Try doing more advanced stuff in emacs... :-) I won't say more... just go
- gentle with the terminal.
-
- AND: Before critizising something, learn it.
-
- \Ruben.
-
- PS: To learn VI is like learing to drive a Ferrari. A pain, but once you
- have learned it, it's powerfull and fast.
- I do prefer a Ferrari instead of a battleship on land.
- :DS
-
-
- --
- Ove Ruben R Olsen a Gnarfer and VI user. EMAIL: ruben@uib.no.
- Maintaining the EX/VI-archive and a couple of the Comp.Editors FAQs.
- People that are ignorant tend to live a frustrated life, at least when
- it comes to editing - But I do belive this is a general rule in life
-