Re: [TCLUG:13146] VI quick reference

[Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

Christopher Palmer wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Schlough, Mark wrote:
> 
> > > heh So I guess cries for pico will fall on deaf ears? :)
> > >
> >       or ears longer than 80 characters.... (c:
> 
> :)
> 
> Actually, there is a way to get long lines in pico, it's just really damn
> annoying.

What?  Resizing the XTerm is annoying?  I know that I forget to run
'pico -w' occasionally when I want to edit code..  (But you could
probably create a nice Bash function to 'detect' .c/.cpp/whatever files
and run pico in non-wrap mode)
 
> Seriously, Tim, outside of NEdit, you're right; Vi is the best choice for
> learners.

I have to second the note someone made about students here at the U
getting really confused using vi.  It's alright if you don't force
people to use vi (I had a friend that was forced to use a HP-UX box that
was very bare-bones and the only editor was vi.  He got really pissed
off and was very happy when he finished the course)

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