Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:30:55 +0100 From: "Markie" <markie@notwentytwo.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@get-linux.org>, "mats" <mats.svensson2@comhem.se> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The VI editor Message-ID: <001d01c36ef2$b2e83810$e400a8c0@ape> References: <001001c36e9e$a2c7b130$6500a8c0@evil> <20030830044428.GA29559@webserver>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@get-linux.org> To: "mats" <mats.svensson2@comhem.se> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 5:44 AM Subject: Re: The VI editor > [Please break your lines at a manageable length -- 72 is good] > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 04:30:10AM +0200 or thereabouts, mats wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have trouble using vi and vim under freebsd, under linux red hat > > it was working perfect. The trouble is that the arrow-keys doesn't > > work when I'm in insert mode. I have heard that it's important to > > use the right terminalprogram. In vim it's ok with the fancy swedish > > letters with dots over, but the arrow-keys doesn't work. > > FreeBSD comes with the standard vi, not vim. (unless you install the vim port) > > So the arrow keys work in command mode, but not in insert mode? > "That's a feature, not a bug."(TM) > > If the arrow keys didn't work at all, then I would say check $TERM. But as it > is, it's probably a design decision in FBSD vi more than anything. Try the > vim port, if you haven't already. > > -- Josh Strange, they work for me in both vi and vim, in 'insert mode'. > > > > /Mats > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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