Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:56:19 -0400 (EDT) From: James <dominus@lies.dyn.ml.org> To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: higginsj@iname.com, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A first encounter with 'vi' Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980616005456.775A-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980615215049.007f9b20@mx.serv.net>
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On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > At 12:38 AM 6/16/98 -0400, James wrote: > > >> Just FYI... they did change it. No longer limited to 64k. Macros, > >> auto-correct, keybinds, etc? Sounds like you need a word processor, not a > >> text editor (?). > > > >Marcros are great for programming. You still have to edit basic text and > >make simple typos, auto correct fixes that, and I like adding > >functionality to unused command keys. > > > >vi gives me all that. > > <shrug> to each their own. I'm sure there are programmer's text editors > out there that are easier to use and offer everything vi does (and perhaps > more). But if you like vi and don't want to change, of course nobody is > gonna try and change your mind. > > >Pico is the editor used with the Pine mail package. Install pine and it > >should be there. > > Thanks for the info. If I get tired of ee, I'll install PINE (I should > probably have it installed anyway since I'll be getting a modem soon for my > BSD machine). Beats the crap outta mail. I will probably get it from a mail user now. :) James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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