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From: cbrandau@isis.cs.du.edu (carl brandauer)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: minimum vi command set, was: Wanted: Easy, Full-screen Editor
Message-ID: <1990Oct13.145801.8979@isis.cs.du.edu>
Date: 13 Oct 90 14:58:01 GMT
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I have taught more than one hundred computer shy people (clerks and other
low-level support staff) how to use vi productively in two a two day course.
The choice of the command set and the proper cycling between command and
text mode make a huge difference on how hard it is to learn vi.