From owner-freebsd-current Tue May 28 14:10:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA29474 for current-outgoing; Tue, 28 May 1996 14:10:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [204.216.27.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA29456 for ; Tue, 28 May 1996 14:10:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (slip139-92-42-132.ut.nl.ibm.net [139.92.42.132]) by who.cdrom.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) with ESMTP id NAA08211 ; Tue, 28 May 1996 13:45:58 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA02167; Tue, 28 May 1996 16:11:51 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199605281411.QAA02167@vector.jhs.no_domain> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.no_domain: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: editors From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (later) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH version 1.6.5 95 12 11, PGP available In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 23 May 1996 14:24:03 PDT." <2963.832886643@time.cdrom.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 16:11:50 +0200 Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" > Subject: Re: editors > > > Erm... Does ":help" count as "_self documenting_"? It spits out > > No. :-) > > Yes, I know about ex's doc commands, but that's as good as buried if > you've got nothing telling you to type it. It would be dead easy to hack the status mode word on the bottom line that you get with showmode: `Command' --> `Youre in Command mode Type :help if stuck' `Insert' --> `Youre in Insert mode Type :help if stuck' Showmode would be preset on, from .exrc, of course. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/