* Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Nov 05 17:55 -0600]:
> David Brodbeck wrote:
> > Using vi requires you to keep track of the
> > editor's state in your head -- you have to remember whether it's in
> > input mode or command mode. I've never been able to do that reliably.
>
> Neither have I. However I did learn early on in my vim life that ESC in
> insert mode puts you in command mode. ESC in command mode puts you in
> command mode. So if you're not sure, just slap escape then you are
> sure. :))
There is some version of Vi (nvi?) that is installed by default. A few
years ago I used Vim with Mutt and thought I had a handle on Vi. nvi
humbled me one day...
BTW, I survived a few months into my first foray into MS-DOS 3.3 with
edlin until someone mercifully gave me a disk with a better editor
(qed?) on it. By that metric I should be comfortable with ed, but I'm
not going to push my luck.
I really like FTE, but it needs a lot of help to meet its potential.
- Nate >>
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