On 24/05/06, David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In more recent versions of vi (vim), the insert/replace keyed functionality is no longer working as it was. The prompt "insert" or "replace" does not appear, one cannot go to the very end (after last character) of the line, and the direction keys give (escaped) characters instead of positioning the cursor. I recall something in the changelogs but that was a couple of updates ago. How do I get my "old" beloved vi back?
I had the same question a while back, and some answer was that i should read the file /usr/share/doc/vim/NEWS.Debian.gz ... in here i found the solution: that i just had to make an alias in my .bashrc script. alias vi='vim' vim (1:7.0-015+1) unstable; urgency=low * "vim" vs "vi" Vim now beahaves differently when invoked as "vim" or "vi". In the former case the usual debian configuration (/etc/vim/vimrc, /etc/vim/gvimrc) is sourced. When invoked as "vi" only /etc/vim/virc is sourced, providing a minimal Vim evironment, which strives to be compatible with the original "vi". Run Vim as "vim" if you want a full-fledged environment (a shell alias vi=vim usually works too).
