Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:01:38 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: Mike B <meb@cinci.rr.com> Cc: Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BETA4 Vi backspace behavior Message-ID: <20040921070138.GE89016@ip.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <414F8934.4080509@cinci.rr.com> References: <414F8934.4080509@cinci.rr.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 09:51:48PM -0400, Mike B wrote: > Sorry if this is already addressed or is a non-issue. If I enter text > into vi (or vim for that matter) and hit the backspace key the cursor > runs over the text but does not remove it from the screen. If I then hit > escape after backing over all of this text it is then, and only then, > removed from the buffer. On my 4.x systems vi and vim work as I expect > with no intervention on my part. My term is set to cons25 btw. Thanks > The system's /usr/bin/vi worked like this since I remember it. I've just checked, and it sure doesn't remove the character with a backspace key until you escape. In vim(1), the character is removed from screen immediately. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBT9HSqRfpzJluFF4RAhwFAJoDA2UxamkUCLjE62upY42qPb1nwwCeJmHP +6tglwLqHiQuy4rrM/vqoIE= =nXEJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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