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From: u-mwong%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Michael Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.editors,gnu.emacs.help
Subject: Re: how do I use vi mode in gnu emacs?
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.183021.27260@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 14 Jun 91 00:30:20 GMT
References: <844@hartmanis.albany.edu> <1991Jun6.111008.6286@cbfsb.att.com> <1991Jun11.204742.27599@chinet.chi.il.us>
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In article <1991Jun11.204742.27599@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
>>>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin M. Dombroski <kevind@cs.albany.edu> writes:
>
>>Kevin> 	I've been using `vi' for years and I refuse to give it up.
>>Kevin> However, it would be foolish not take advantage of the powerful
>>Kevin> features of Gnu Emacs.  So, can someone please explain the "vi
>>Kevin> mode" for gemacs? I know it exists and I've tried to use it,
>>Kevin> but it doesn't seem to work like vi.
>
>Anyone who is used to the real vi and trying to use vi emulation in
>GNU emacs should be sure to install the version 4.0 of vip.el that
>was posted to comp.emacs and gnu.emacs.source in April.  The previous
>versions did not do anything resembling vi when you hit ESC ESC, 
>space, R, and a few other critical keys.

    Could someone direct me to this latest version of the vi emulator?
As well as other new Emacs source files?  I'd especially like to get this
vip.el file.  I'd appreciate any help and info on ftp sites for these files!

-Mike
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Michael Wong 
u-mwong@peruvian.utah.edu
University of Utah