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vi is noisy?
If you've ever used vi, you know that it's a very noisy little program Actually, vi is only noisy if you press the wrong buttons. The beep lets you know you did the wrong thing and if you're getting lots of beeps, you're using the editor in the wrong way. I don't get many beeps from vi :) I think the single most "noisy" thing I see people doing in vi is pressing Esc before every "command". You only need to press Esc if you're in input mode. Depending on the version of vi, you can :set showmode or :set ruler to get a visual indication of your mode (either command or input). Put that in your .exrc to make it the default. If you don't know the keys, learn them. Vi wasn't designed to be used with arrow keys, it was designed to be used over a slow connection. There are many quick ways to get around a file. For example, holding the right arrow key to get to the end of the line will beep when it gets there (since you'll be trying to move past the end of line). Pressing $ takes you to the end of line without beeping.
vi is noisy?
My favorite way to use vi is :q
vi is noisy?
I would have to agree - my favorite way to use vi is :q then joe!
vi is noisy?
VI is the most horrible program to learn, its all wrong! tho i use it to much that i installed VIM native in osx so it can be my default editor on the gui as well as the cli.
vi is noisy?
Oh, come now. vi is an inherently noisy editor, and often the only indication of state (modulo turning on the mode display) is how many times it beeps. I know the commands just fine, been using them for -- gads -- 17 years now. Oh my god. I've been a vi user for HALF MY LIFE. Geez, that's inherently pathetic, isn't it? Plus, I wrote a book on it. ;) [well, in part] --Kynn --- |
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