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From: jeenglis@alcor.usc.edu (English Guy)
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Subject: Re: Xterm/Vi problem
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Date: 6 Feb 91 21:51:03 GMT
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rohde@daimi.aau.dk (Thomas Rohde) writes:

> When editing files with "vi" in a "xterm" window, which contain
> lines longer than the width of the xterm window, it becomes
> very difficult to see what you are actually editing.

This happens with vi on a dumb terminal, too.  It's worst
when the terminal and the termcap entries disagree on 
whether or not text automatically wraps around.

> Is this a "feature" or a "bug". In case of the latter; can it
> be fixed?

Um, resize the window?

(I'm not sure if all vi implementations pay attention to
 SIGWINCH signals though; you may have to exit vi, resize
 the window, then start it up again.)



--Joe English

  jeenglis@alcor.usc.edu