[Coco] VI Editor

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 19 February 2018 20:26:59 Mark McDougall wrote:

> On 20/02/2018 10:00 AM, phil pt wrote:
> > Does anyone know the VI commands to move the cursor to the start
> > mark a block then move the cursor down and mark the end block and
> > copy & past it in the file.  checked the internet and I can not find
> > any clear steps on how to do it?
>
> I think you need to learn the secret handshake first, before you start
> using VI (or emacs)...
>
> Regards,
>
The vi (now vim on my machines) made from TSEdit has no relationship to 
vi/vim on the *nixes other than being a 2 mode utility like vi/vim. So 
see the TSEdit manual for all the details. It is IMO, the best editor we 
have for the coco's because as an editor, it can run with a buffer of 
#56k, meaning it is less than 8k in total size. The original patch 
changed its name to vi, but in recent nitros9, vi has been claimed for a 
vtype window device. So you'll need to use dEd to extend its name to 
vim, with bit d7 set in the m character, but zeroed in the i character. 
The basic editor is the same regardless, so see the TSEdit docs for how 
to run it to its greatest effect.

> --
> Mark McDougall
> <http://retroports.blogspot.com.au>



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