Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 14:41:29 -0800 (PST) From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: kline@tera.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vi/nvi slower with 2.2R Message-ID: <199704032241.OAA28574@athena.tera.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970403121008.290G-100000@localhost> from Doug White at "Apr 3, 97 12:12:18 pm"
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According to Doug White: > On Thu, 3 Apr 1997, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > Has anyone else noticed how much slower most vi > > commands are in 2.2? When I type something like > > ``df<character><ESC>'' it is a few seconds before > > the ESC seems to be recognized. > > > > With 2.1.5 and before, vi was much faster. Am I > > missing some new configuration or what? > > The ESC has always taken a bit of time to respond. This is because the > ESC character is used to escape special keys like arrow keys. You have to > wait for a timeout before your single ESC is recognized. There might be a > termcap variable that controls the timeout. > > You can speed things along by typing another ESC. > I've always hit ESC at least twice in vi (to ring the BEL) for audio confirmation. The possibility of a term variable is along the lines of what I was wondering. If there is one, the default must be set to 4 seconds. 3 or 4. Where should I check for this kind of configuration? gary >
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