Nishit Dave wrote: > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Nishit Dave wrote: > > Why doesn't somebody fix the charmed file in the repos? This change > > has also been recommended in the GPRS with GSM Multiplexing and GUI > > subsection on the wiki. What happens in a real-world scenario is > > people trying to use vi on the phone's tiny screen estate, standing > > around wifi hotspots, if they know they have to change init() to > > _init(). Finding line 82 is very difficult unless you are a vi > > wizard. The tiny letters on the keyboard (and that's hoping it is > > raster's kbd, not the original one) make it even worse. > > vi command to locate line 82: > > :82 > > Then enter. > > Alakazam! hehe > > Sarton > > Cute! I only wish I had that information when I was fooling around on > the FR looking like the ultimate geek in a public place. Oh, for the > want of a proper text editor...
I understand. There are very few commands that are required in order to use vi effectively but I know from experience, I was lucky to have learned these very early on in my *nix career. The best one I find is the ability to suck in output from an external command: !!grep value ./defaults/config A life saver when you have no copy and paste! Sarton _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
