From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 16 00:15:39 2009 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 EF14F1065670 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:15:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABAD58FC0A for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:15:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n5G0FZrS016644; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:15:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:15:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:15:35 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20090616001534.GF37569@thought.org> References: <20090615024643.GA33420@thought.org> <20090615045106.GA56586@kokopelli.hydra> <20090615200030.GA37102@thought.org> <20090615234404.GA60404@kokopelli.hydra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090615234404.GA60404@kokopelli.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: Re: vim question... 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, 16 Jun 2009 00:15:40 -0000 On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 05:44:04PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 01:00:30PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > I feel like the original vi is insufficient for my needs, but that Vim's > development doesn't exactly match my preferences. FreeBSD's nvi seems to > have moved in exactly the right direction from the original vi, but not > far enough for my needs. As a result, I'm pretty much stuck with Vim for > now. the one extension that nvi has--and the only "feature" added was :wn; joy's original didn't have this. as for vim, from what i can glean from the docs, it does everything but pay its own taxes. ---the important thing is that we don't get into a spitball-throwing contest over which editor is better! gary > > -- > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] > Quoth Yasir Arafat on religious wars: "You're basically killing each > other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org For FBSD list: http://transfinite.thought.org/slicejourney.php The 4.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php