Meant to send this to the list. Look for a procmail question soon. Bret Bret Hughes wrote: > "Anthony E . Greene" wrote: > > > On 23 Jul 2000 21:07 Bret Hughes wrote: > > > I've been using vi as my primary editor for the last two or > > > three years that I have been messing with Linux, but have > > > been using gedit some of late. not real happy with it but I > > > just found gvim , the gui version of vi it looks too damn > > > cool! Working on shell scripts gives some syntax > > > highlighting, tool bar and all the power of vi. > > > > > > Is everybody else using this and I am that late to the > > > party, or have I found a gem that has been hidden from all > > > but the most curious or lucky? Are there problems with it > > > that I will find with use? I just found it and thought it > > > was so cool I had to tell someone. Sheese, I guess I am a > > > geek if I get excited about a damn editor. Maybe my wife is > > > right after all. :) > > > > I've been using vi for years too. I just found gvim a few weeks ago. I also > > found vim. Using vim in an xterm is better than using gvim because you can > > drop to the command line at any time. Opening files in the current directory is > > easier than fooling around with paths in gvim. I had been using vi for years > > and liking it, but always looking for something a little better. > > > > Then I edited /etc/bashrc and added: alias vi=vim > > > > Text editing has never been better. I get the power of an xterm and the > > syntax highlighting and other features of vim. > > This IS cool. I assumed (you know what that gets you) that since when I launch vi > with no file name I get a vim splash screen that I was using vim. I guess I am > but in vi mode? Anyway, vim from the command line and bingo, yntax highlidting > in the terminal. Now to test over a slow link to a remote machine. > > Time to RTFM. I feel a learnin' comin on :) > > I really appreciate the responses to this thread. It is amazing to me how the > more I know the less I know. > > Bret -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
