On Friday 30 November 2001 04:11, you wrote:
> Keith Antoine wrote:
> > The real problem is that I _Cannot_ remember the commands to type in as i
> > do not use an editor enough to remember. I can read however and click the
> > mouse button, also joe/jove have a commands reminder key sequence that I
> > can callup to jog the memory.
> >
> > I had a problem a while ago where I did not have access to any other
> > editor than vi, it took me hours of frustration to get a line altered.
>
> Gee, if you don't edit much, you aren't coding or configuring. Poor guy
> ;-) (Unless you code or configure Windows - then I'm really sorry for you.)
>
> Perhaps an editor you like will fit on a floppy. Then you won't be so
> stuck.
Once linux popularity spreads beyond the programming fraternity, you're going
to have to put up with guys who don't code, 'cos we're the majority now. I
struggle through life with vi using :q!, :wq, insert and delete keys. It's
like the old (defunct) Wordstar codes gone wrong. I was fond of Tasword in
Dos (62K: is that small enough?). It's a lot like vi (obscure keystrokes),
with optional help on top of the screen worked as ^Fsomething,
Alt-Fsomething, and Shift-Fsomething. With the help on, the top of the screen
changes to the relevant page of help as you press Ctrl, Alt, or Shift.
Simple, but workable.
I'm in electronics hardware, BTW, and quite friendly to guys who can't solder
or design ;-). Just think if electronmics was left as the preserve of those
who could; You'd probably have no pc ;-)
--
Regards,
Declan Moriarty
Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius
A Slightly Serious(TM) Company
Success covers a multitude of blunders - G.B. Shaw.
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