Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!hoptoad!peora!tarpit!bilver!bill
From: bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi editor enhancement request
Keywords: vi display
Message-ID: <371@bilver.UUCP>
Date: 19 Nov 89 16:06:45 GMT
References: <456@tron.UUCP> <1634@novavax.UUCP>
Reply-To: bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion)
Organization: W. J. Vermillion, Winter Park, FL
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In article <1634@novavax.UUCP> rwright@novavax.UUCP (Ronald K. Wright) writes:
>wali@tron.UUCP (Saleem Wali) writes:
>> .... utility which allows "vi" to display ....at the top of the screen.
 
>Such is available on the ATT 3B1 when using an ATT610 terminal.
>Likewise, in Tandy Xenix using the ATT610.  I have no idea what
>drives it, but when you are in insert, a small ins appear on the
>bottom of the 610's screen.  Thus there is a signal about insert.
>
>No other terminal machine which I have used seems to have it.

Many terminals that have a "status" line available do it in the Xenix's I use.
Don't recall if it does it on the Unix ones, don't have one available right
now to test, but I seem to remember it works the same.

On a Wsye 60 (for example) anytime I am inserting an INS appears on the top of
the screen when it is in extended format mode.  Standard mode gives time of
day but no INS.   


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