From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Jun 15 21:06:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA28973 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:06:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from minos.dyn.ml.org (dominus@client-151-197-112-173.bellatlantic.net [151.197.112.173]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA28905 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:06:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dominus@lies.dyn.ml.org) Received: from localhost (dominus@localhost) by minos.dyn.ml.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id AAA00556; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:06:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dominus@lies.dyn.ml.org) X-Authentication-Warning: minos.dyn.ml.org: dominus owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:06:01 -0400 (EDT) From: James X-Sender: dominus@minos.dyn.ml.org Reply-To: higginsj@iname.com To: Tim Gerchmez cc: allen campbell , newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A first encounter with 'vi' In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980615181815.007f16b0@mx.serv.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > example, why is there not something as easy to use as the Win95 editor > "EDIT" (open a DOS box and type edit, or go to DOS 7.0 and type edit). > Fully text-mode graphical, uses standardized keys and mouse commands the > rest of the world uses, can edit multiple files, files not limited in size, > etc. This is the best text-mode editor I've ever used, and it's provided > by Microsoft for use on DOS. Don't tell me *nix has anything its equal in > text mode - THERE IS NOTHING AS EASY TO USE AND AS POWERFUL IN TEXT MODE. When DOS Edit can give me my macos, auto correction, and keybinds, I will use it. Until then I will stick to vi. Last time I checked DOS edit was still limited to 64k files. They might have changed it in Win95/NT, but who cares, I have vi. > Come on... I *know* BSD programmers can do better. Write a *CLONE* of the > EDIT utility included with Win95 for text-mode use. An *EXACT* clone. > Consider this a challenge! I don't think you can do it, MS has better > programmers... (trying to piss you off enough to do it!)... If you are that desperate for a better editor try EMACS, Jed, Jove, Joe, or pico. Trying to piss people off is not a way to accomplish anything. James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message