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From: rod@cpocd2.UUCP (Rod Rebello)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Want Vi customization of Emacs.
Message-ID: <808@cpocd2.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Jul-87 11:53:37 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 29 11:53:37 1987
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In article <3863@osu-eddie.UUCP> bob@osu-eddie.UUCP (Bob Sutterfield) writes:
>In article <261@zehntel.UUCP> larryg@zinfandel.UUCP (Larry Gillespie) writes:
>
>> ... I have a couple of Emacses available to me, including GNU Emacs
>>for Unix 4.3bsd ... I am certain that it is possible to customize
>>Emacs so that it behaves EXACTLY like vi ... Does anyone have such an
                           ^^^^^^^
>>animal?
>
>Have you looked at GNU Emacs' VIP-mode?  Say `M-x info', then `m vip'.
>

Larry wants an EXACT implementation of VI in Emacs.  I have tried the
VIP-mode, and found a number of inconsistancies versus "true" VI.
These were irrating enough so that I gave up on it.  I have resigned
myself to learning Emacs, primarily because I also have Emacs on my
PC (MicroEmacs).  I hate trying to switch gears every time I move from
system to system.


	Rod Rebello
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