On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 09:56:06AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 11:46:43PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > joe and ae are no more intrinsically friendly, they just have help > > windows at the top of the screen. If we put one in a small vi, would > > that shut you up? > > I disagree: a modal editor is intrisically easier to get stuck in, > because most beginners don't understand the modality concept.
What if we make the help text mode-sensitive? eg --EDIT MODE-- Enter text. Hit ESCAPE to return to command mode. --COMMAND MODE-- i - insert at current cursor position :wq - Save a - insert after current cursor position :d - Delete a line arrow keys to move (assuming they work) Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB (ex-VK3TYD). CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome.
