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From: larryg@zinfandel (Larry Gillespie)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Want Vi customization of Emacs.
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Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 21:21:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 23 21:21:19 1987
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I want the perfect text editor, okay?  So, I have a couple of Emacses available
to me, including GNU Emacs for Unix 4.3bsd and MicroEmacs for IBM-PC/DOS.
My editor of choice remains the Unix "vi" editor, and I don't really want to
use Emacs.  But it has several big advantages over vi which I am tired of
living without, such as multiple buffer editing and multiple window editing.

So,... since Emacs is customizable through key bindings being written however
a person wants, I am certain that it is possible to customize Emacs so that
it behaves EXACTLY like vi, with the added capability of using the multiple
buffers and windows (and other features), these other features being called
upon through use of the Emacs key-commands which are not a part of vi itself.

Does anyone have such an animal?  I don't want to have to reinvent the wheel,
so if you've got the customizer, please send me E-mail.  I really am looking
for a complete, quality customization, not a halfways done job (I will do it
myself rather than use such).      

Much appreciation, in advance, to those who go to some effort regarding my
quest.

-Larry Gillespie