I second VI-Improved (vim, gvim, etc.) as a free download. I've installed in on my RS/6000, too. The syntax hi-lighting is awesome and customizable. But for me, one of the most awesome features is its 'many-level' undo.
For those interested in a few basics of vi, I wrote a white-paper entitled 'Common VI Commands' which is available at http://ourldsfamily.com/mypapers/vi.html. Karl On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 17:51, Louis Guillaume wrote: > Adrian Matthews wrote: > > Does anyone actually use the editor for cutting code these days though? > > > > Absolutely! From what I've seen, most folks who take the time to learn > vi will never go back. > > The only thing AE is good for is macro-fixing savedlists of records, > IMHO. It really astonishes me that folks continue to use AE for editing > programs where you can really only look at one line at a time. > > > I've been using full screen GUI editors for years now. I think I'd pull > > my hair out going back. > > GUI editors generally lack many of the vi features: use of regular > expressions, superior cut and paste, multiple cut/paste buffers, the > ability to read the output of external commands into the file, the > ability to employ Unix shell utilities (like sed or awk) to edit the > file etc etc. > > The only GUI editor I'd use for programming is vim! It is absolutely > worth it to learn vi or vim for editing in UniData (and, I'm sure > UniVerse too). If you're on Windows, there's Vim for Windows. > > I don't know much about UniVerse, but I can't imagine that an editor > should make any difference as most editors should be available to either > platform. On UniData just set the variable UDT_EDIT=/usr/local/bin/vim > (or whatever your editor is) and voila. > > -- Louis > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
