From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 22 04:25:54 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 25CD01065670 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:25:54 +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 ED1988FC1D for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:25:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 81D0DE8066C; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:25:52 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:25:52 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Fred Message-ID: <20110222042552.GA16078@thought.org> References: <20110222013244.GA12065@thought.org> <4D63161E.9020405@blakemfg.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D63161E.9020405@blakemfg.com> 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: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 04:25:54 -0000 On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 06:49:18PM -0700, Fred wrote: > On 02/21/11 18:32, Gary Kline wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > I have been using nedit for many years. It is very easy to use. It > uses the mouse, arrow keys, etc. so you don't have to do multiple > keystrokes. Vi is insane. I don't know what you mean about the > abbreviations though. I don't think it does that. The current > version in ports for 8.1-RELEASE has a problem requiring a simple > patch when it is built. This was discussed here a couple weeks ago. > > Best regards, > Fred Very simply, in your .vimrc, if you type :ab i I or :ab thr there anytime you type "i" it goes to "I". The "thr" abbreviation becomes the word "there." gary > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- 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