Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 16:11:50 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: editors Message-ID: <199605281411.QAA02167@vector.jhs.no_domain> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 23 May 1996 14:24:03 PDT." <2963.832886643@time.cdrom.com>
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Hi, Reference: > From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> > Subject: Re: editors > > > Erm... Does ":help" count as "_self documenting_"? It spits out > > No. :-) > > Yes, I know about ex's doc commands, but that's as good as buried if > you've got nothing telling you to type it. It would be dead easy to hack the status mode word on the bottom line that you get with showmode: `Command' --> `Youre in Command mode Type :help if stuck' `Insert' --> `Youre in Insert mode Type :help if stuck' Showmode would be preset on, from .exrc, of course. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/
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