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From: mse@ttsi.lonestar.org (Mark Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs,gnu.emacs.help
Subject: "Real" Vi and Edt emulation packages?
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.145435.4390@ttsi.lonestar.org>
Date: 25 Apr 91 14:54:35 GMT
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Organization: Tandem Telecommunications Systems Inc. Plano, Tx.
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I like GNU emacs and its cousin epoch a whole lot except for one bothersome
characteristic.  I don't like how the word oriented functions behave with
respect to non-alphanumeric characters.  I'd rather have the behavior
of vi or perhaps edt.  I've checked out the emulation packages (vip.el and 
edt.el) and come away disappointed because they tend to inherit the behavior 
of emacs.  I'm wondering if there are any other frustrated souls who have
extended the vi and edt packages to work more closely like their Unix and
VMS counterparts?  Would you kindly share your work?
-- 
Mark S. Evans                 Tandem Telecommunications Systems Inc.
Phone: 214-516-6201           850 E. Central Parkway
Fax:   214-516-6801           Plano, TX 75074
Mail:  mse@ttsi.lonestar.org