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From: wyle@inf.ethz.ch (Mitchell Wyle)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi editor enhancement request
Keywords: vi display
Message-ID: <5530@ethz-inf.UUCP>
Date: 15 Nov 89 09:01:47 GMT
References: <456@tron.UUCP>
Reply-To: wyle@ethz.UUCP (Mitchell Wyle)
Organization: ETH Zurich
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In article <456@tron.UUCP> wali@tron.UUCP (Saleem Wali) writes:
> (vi editor) Is there anyone who knows of a utility which allows "vi" to
> display various information, e.g., the filename, time, and
> whether I am in the insert mode or in the command mode, at the top of 
> the screen.

The control-G command will give you file name, if modified, line number and
current position as a percentage.    :set modeline might also help.
Vi intentionally does not put all kinds of crap on your screen (like
wordstar) other than the text.  This philosophy helps at low baud rates; I
admit that "modes" is a weakness, but you can get used to them.

>**   Westinghouse Electric Corp.   *    New on the job                  **

If you  hack the sources of stevie or the "S" vi clones to put up this mode
stuff on the top line, please post them.

-Mitch (vi fanatic) Wyle