From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 22 01:32:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0A8C1065670 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:32:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E4358FC12 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:32:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B1F30E8066C; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:32:46 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:32:46 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20110222013244.GA12065@thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Subject: are there any GUI editors that use vi/vim-like abbreviations X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:32:51 -0000 iF we throw out "gvim" since it is simply the GUI variant of vim, are there are other GUI editors that use the kinds of :ab abbreviations that vi does? I ask this because I don't know wmany many people with speech imopairments or who cannot speak at all would be interested in using my version of vi/vim with it's .ex/.nex/.vimrc and my hundred+ abbreviations. The IM app, pidgin is not an editor, but it does let user use the mouse and/or arrow keys. pidgin also uses abbrvs. BEcause i type so slowly, i have my pidgin set up to use a slew of abbrev. [Well, not the obv's, like 'FWIW' :-) ... but other words. I would be interested in knowing how many list members _don't_ know vi and use another editor. just curious.... gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 7.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org