Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Ralph Corderoy
> I've been using (N)MH since 2,000 Quick lads! A new user! Don't let him get away! -- nmh-workers https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Ken Hornstein
> > So since you were there ... I never did understand the point (or the > > distinction) between VISUAL and EDITOR. More specifically, I never > > understood when you were supposed to use one versus the other. > >i can answer that one. > >in the bad old days, if you were working on a slow dialup

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Paul Fox
ken wrote: > So since you were there ... I never did understand the point (or the > distinction) between VISUAL and EDITOR. More specifically, I never > understood when you were supposed to use one versus the other. i can answer that one. in the bad old days, if you were working on a slow

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Ken Hornstein
>EDITOR and VISUAL are environment variables - therefore did >not exist before 7th edition (or 32V) - that is, about 79. All of >MH, e, ex, vi, and Mail existed long before those could possibly >have been in use.Exactly when EDITOR first appeared I am >not sure (it was not one of the env

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Paul Fox
ken wrote: > > > So since you were there ... I never did understand the point (or the > > > distinction) between VISUAL and EDITOR. More specifically, I never > > > understood when you were supposed to use one versus the other. > > > >i can answer that one. > > > >in the bad old days, if

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Robert Elz
Date:Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:29:30 -0400 From:Ken Hornstein Message-ID: <20180319192931.209f1d0...@pb-smtp1.pobox.com> | So since you were there ... I never did understand the point (or the | distinction) between VISUAL and EDITOR. Paul's explanation

Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

2018-03-19 Thread Robert Elz
Date:Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:39:50 -0700 From:Bakul Shah Message-ID: <20180318224005.c8d91156e...@mail.bitblocks.com> | Bill Joy wrote vi in 1976 while at UCB. I know, but it wasn't on the 1BSD tape (ex was I think), the vi command in ex (and the