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From: doug@cogent.UUCP (Doug Perlich)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: vi (vs VMS/EDT)
Keywords: Vi bashing
Message-ID: <621@cogent.UUCP>
Date: 17 Nov 89 23:13:40 GMT
References: <1989Nov14.223604.17418@cs.eur.nl>
Reply-To: doug@cogent.UUCP (Doug Perlich)
Organization: Cogent Software Solutions, Inc.
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mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes:
>Consider this: start typing in something (after hitting "i" of course)
>then step out for a Coke.  Come back: your cursor is in the middle of
>the page. Are you in insert mode or not? Start typing - DAMMIT - oops,
>I forgot that I really DID hit escape before going for that Coke. Utter
>mess ensues.

This used to really get me too until I discovered the key that
says "Backspace" on it!!!  :-)
-Doug