Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 22:46:00 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> To: hoek@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/more default.morerc less.morerc macro.c most.morerc ncommand.c Makefile command.c input.c less.h line.c main.c more.1 more.help option.c output.c pathnames.h prim.c screen.c signal.c ttyin.c decode.c Message-ID: <19990903224600.51536@hydrogen.fircrest.net> In-Reply-To: <19990904012751.A30517@mad>; from Tim Vanderhoek on Sat, Sep 04, 1999 at 01:27:51AM -0400 References: <199909032231.PAA60938@freefall.freebsd.org> <19990903214400.29996@hydrogen.fircrest.net> <19990904012751.A30517@mad>
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Tim Vanderhoek scribbled this message on Sep 4:
> On Fri, Sep 03, 1999 at 09:44:00PM -0700, John-Mark Gurney wrote:
> >
> > > changed is the capital 'N' key, which now performs a repeat-search in the
> > > opposite direction (just like in vi).
> >
> > ummm... I don't like this... I'm used to N being Next File as it has
> > been for YEARS w/ FreeBSD....
>
> FWIW, I ran this for 2+ months here and I'm finally getting used to
> 'N' not being the same as ':n'. However, I'm sure I'm not the only
> person who routinely pressed 'N' expecting it to work like in vi, only
> to get either an error or booted to the next file. I'm convinced the
> change should be made.
my complaint is that it no longer makes browsing the first page of
multiple files easy any more... I wouldn't mind if we manage to make
another nemonic that would do next file in a single key press, but I
guess I'm going to have to live with this...
of course I've done the same thing a few times... :) (pressing N
expecting vi behavior)
> The magic incantation to return 'N' to its normal function is:
>
> $ echo "macro 1 N 'file next \${number}'" > ~/.morerc
thanks, now to commit this to /usr/share/skel/dot.morerc.. :) J/K
> Eventually a map command needs to be added so that simple changes
> like this are less likely to require obscure programmer syntax.
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