Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:00:08 -0400 From: "Dru" <genisis@istar.ca> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: re: vi woes Message-ID: <001c01bd98b1$5f87a380$8501d8cf@genisis>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BD988F.D19E4E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone! I've been sitting here quietly for about 2 months and I = guess it's time to join the foray. As a newbie to both FreeBSD and Unix = in general, I haven't reached the first level yet as I'm still working = out ppp and Xwindows. However, I've become quite proficient at vi. Have to admit that it took about 2 configuration files and a sore ear = before I could remember to keep pressing escape; once ya get the hang of = it though, you can fly. Now I have to remember not to press escape when = I'm not typing in vi. Have found the vi tutorial in Unix Unleashed (chapter 7) invaluable as = it has many exercises and key strokes to speed you up that aren't even = listed in the manpages. You can read this book for free at: = http://mcp.com/personal/ . While you're there, peruse their ebooklist. = I've never been to a computer store that offered such quality and = quantity, and the price is definitely right. There's enough reading = there to keep me busy the next couple decades. Hope I sent this message in the right email format; Sue will let me know = if I didn't. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BD988F.D19E4E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi everyone! I've been sitting here quietly for = about 2 months=20 and I guess it's time to join the foray. As a newbie to both = FreeBSD and=20 Unix in general, I haven't reached the first level yet as I'm still = working out=20 ppp and Xwindows. However, I've become quite proficient at = vi.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Have to admit that it took about 2 configuration = files and a=20 sore ear before I could remember to keep pressing escape; once ya get = the hang=20 of it though, you can fly. Now I have to remember not to press = escape when=20 I'm not typing in vi.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Have found the vi tutorial in Unix Unleashed = (chapter 7)=20 invaluable as it has many exercises and key strokes to speed you up that = aren't=20 even listed in the manpages. You can read this book for free = at: <A=20 href=3D"http://mcp.com/personal/">http://mcp.com/personal/</A> = . While=20 you're there, peruse their ebooklist. I've never been to a = computer store=20 that offered such quality and quantity, and the price is definitely = right. =20 There's enough reading there to keep me busy the next couple=20 decades.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hope I sent this message in the right email format; = Sue will=20 let me know if I didn't.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BD988F.D19E4E00-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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