On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 09:45:31PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Paul E Condon wrote: > > 'vi' is not in this list, so I can't say what vim.tiny should do when > > it is invoked via the update-alternatives symlink, vi, but I think it > > is not doing something that its maintainers intend. Is this a bug? Or > > is it working in some mode that is useful, but only to those users who > > are familiar with that secret? > > It's operating in a mode that is as close to classical unix vi as > possible with vim. Specifically, it's intended to be fairly close to how > nvi works, since nvi was what you got if you ran "vi" in a default > install prior to etch. > > > I suppose that separating out vim-doc into a package by itself is a > > convenient way to keep Debian small for server boxes, but can't > > vim-doc be included in the 'Desktop environment' task in tasksel? > > What does vim documentation have to do with a Desktop? >
It got me access to the man page for vim, which was a great help in understanding my problem. A separate man page for vim.tiny would likely have settled all my issues without my original post. My point is that a reasonable 'desktop environment' should, of course, include vim, _and_ it should also include the man page for vim. But the current install doesn't. But I still love Debian ;-) -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
