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From: chinds@oakhill.UUCP (Chris Hinds)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: vi (vs VMS/EDT)
Keywords: vi modeline showmode
Message-ID: <2640@wtkatz.oakhill.UUCP>
Date: 17 Nov 89 22:08:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: wtkatz.2640
References: <1989Nov14.223604.17418@cs.eur.nl> <13836@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx
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ghe@nucthy.physics.orst.edu (Guangliang He) writes:

>Put 'set showmode' in my .exrc, the vi can show me what mode I am in. I am
>in INSERT MODE now. :-) At least this works on our SYS V machine. Maybe you
>have a broken 'vi'. 

This is news to me.  I noticed that my Sun3 vi has 'modeline' but
no 'showmode.'  When I set modeline on, nothing appreciable changes.

Anybody have any experience with 'modeline' on the Sun? 


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