Gee, I know I know .. I had a few dumb comments in there, I just meant that
some people think cut and copy in Windows is .. edit>>cut edit>>paste or
those paste and copy buttons. UltraEdit does support Regexes now .. oh ..
Try ':set wm=45' for setting the wrapmargin. Try sidescroll too
I will actually read my ORA Learning VI Book one day :)
Regards, Matt
>From: Rodos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] a Little more on Vi
>Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 16:32:09 +1000 (EST)
>
>On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, Matt wrote:
>
> > The only reason why I feel VI makes editing faster is the fact that you
>can
> > type a number before any sets of commands, going up 5 lines is quicker
>in Vi
> > than Windows, other than that .. get with it Linux users :)
>
>Oh please...
>
> > CTRL ZXCV are the basics, CTRL Arrows (move words at a time), CTRL
> > PageUp/Down = top/bottom of document. Shift CTRL Left/Right Del .. kill
>a
> > bunch of words, Shift Up/Down Del, kill a few lines ..
>
>Yep, there are basic editing commands. But what about all the searching
>with regex etc. I find d/} very useful and also the . command. The search
>and replace is much more powerful as well. I am sure lots of others have
>their favourite features.
>
>I am very happy for you to use notepad but don't tell me to get with the
>program because I want to use something which for me is more functional.
>I don't want everyone else to use Linux and vi, *but* I do want to use it
>myself. (Not trying to have a go at you specifically Matt).
>
>Rodos
>
>ObLinux, anyone know how to word wrap the current paragraph in vi? I might
>just go searching.
>
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