Try ":set showmode". You can put this in ~/.exrc so it will be on each time you use vi.
-----Original Message----- From: Jay Maynard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: vi vs. ISPF On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 08:41:07AM -0800, Fargusson.Alan wrote: > I am surprised that some of you > can't figure out the difference between command mode, and insert mode. The problem is that typig text at vi in command mode is often catastrophic, and there's no good way to tell if you're in command mode in most setups. Sure, you can always do esc I (or A, or...) to make sure you're in insert mode, but why should you have to?
