Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 20:23:37 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: The curse of "vi" Drake@cup.portal.com (Drake Drake Smith) writes: >untested >mail thingy and attempting to negotiate the cursed cryptic vi >editor command mode (don't get me started). This is the third reference to the problem of learning vi that I've heard >From rec.kiters recently. In a previous life, I used to teach people how to use it, paying particular attention to explaining the phylosophy behind it, because it is less cryptic if you understand the whole picture. This is not the right place to post it, but I'll mail a copy of my notes to any rec.kiter that requests it. Andrew -- Work: gaffer@rec.com Phone: +44 793 614 110 Fax: +44 793 614 297 Play: andrew@tug.com Phone: +44 256 464 912 Post only stuff of general interest Don't quote more than necessary. Don't send Email via news. Keep lines <80 chara Read the FAQ's. Flame only by Email. Set Distribution: world. Keep sig less than = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =