From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 30 14:11:45 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D680B106566C for ; Sun, 30 May 2010 14:11:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C26DB8FC16 for ; Sun, 30 May 2010 14:11:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.173.90]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 30 May 2010 07:11:45 -0700 Message-ID: <4C02721C.4040503@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 22:11:40 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Polytropon References: <4C01DD3F.3040000@a1poweruser.com> <20100530132613.797da749.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20100530132613.797da749.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 May 2010 14:11:45.0831 (UTC) FILETIME=[096DB370:01CB0002] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: text editor 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: Sun, 30 May 2010 14:11:45 -0000 Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 30 May 2010 11:36:31 +0800, Fbsd1 wrote: >> Been using ee and been happy. >> >> Now I have need for an editor with block commands. >> Put dd on the first line of sequence number you want to start deleting and dd on the >> last line of the block and hit enter and the block of lines are deleted. >> OR >> Put cc on first line and cc on last line of black to copy and enter "I" on line where >> you want the copied block to be inserted after. >> Also same for mm meaning move block. >> >> Is there any editors with a function like this? > > Hmmm... block commands are a big strength of joe (Joe's own > editor). Start block with ^KB, end block with ^KK. Blocks > can be copied with ^KC, moved with ^KM and deleted with > ^KY. ^KH and "man joe" for more details. > > Another solution is mcedit, the editor that comes with the > Midnight Commander. Press PF3 on block start, move to block > end, press PF3, the block will be selected. Press PF8 to > delete it. > > And a third suggestion: the (The Hessling Editor), a very > powerful editor, allthough "a bit strange" to learn. If > you already have an ISPF/PDF background, this editor will > be for you. > > > I installed pkg_add -r the entering "the" on the command line produces something that is far removed from ispf/pdf. manpage and website documentation for "the" really sucks. Think I need to create a default profile that activates ispf but have found no instructions on how to do it. Can not find "the" profile on my system. more help please.