On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 12:18:11PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > hello all > > i have recently started using vi and i like it for its simplicity - > 'clean-ness'. somethings are missing though. > > one is managing words towards end of line. as i type, towards the end > of the line, it juts cuts the word. it neither hyphanates nor pushes > it to the next line. is there way i could make vi do this?
I believe this one's already been answered. > moreover, can i have macros? doing the same repetitive thing? i will > also like to bind them to key strokes. Yes. In command mode type: :map <key-sequence> <command> To type control characters, just hit Control-V before typing them. The above will create a macro to be used while in command mode. To make a macro that works in insert mode just use :map! instead :map! longhash 60i#o The above creates a macro that prints 60 "#" characters when you type the word 'longhash'. The is Control-v,Esc to simulate going into command mode. The only drawback to insert macros is a slight delay whenever you type the first character of the macro. To just type the word, just wait a second or two after typing the 'l'. > moreover, i have spell, ispell and aspell installed. is there a way i > can use them while in vi? If the file has been saved, just run :!ispell % I think there is a way to spell check an unsaved file, but I can't recall it at the moment. HTH, Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
