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From: chute@chutepc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: vi editor problem on UNIX-pc
Message-ID: <588@chutepc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Nov-87 11:22:44 EST
Article-I.D.: chutepc.588
Posted: Tue Nov 17 11:22:44 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Nov-87 23:31:52 EST
References: <50@cjsa.UUCP>
Organization: Harvard Sch Pub Hlth, Epidemiology
Lines: 23
Keywords: vi editor unix-pc
Summary: I see and saw this since 2.0

In article <50@cjsa.UUCP>, jeff@cjsa.UUCP (C. Jeffery Small) writes:
> I have had an annoying problem with vi on my 3b1 starting with Version 3.5...
> Occasionally, when I am editing a file with long lines (say 130 cols or more)
> or when I perform a join (J) of two lines to create a long line, vi will get
> very confused and loose track of its screen representation.  ...

I have seen this problem since getting my UNIXpc way back in May 1985.  I ran
Release 2.0 in those ancient times.  The problem lived on through R 3.0 and I
now run Rel 3.5. Evidently it lives in 3.51, but AT&T will not grant we long
terms an upgrade (shame on you).

I think I recall the problem on a VAX under 4.2BSD, but I'm not sure about
that.  I have always chaulked it up to an intrinsic problem of VI and avoid
joining very long lines.  I also avoid typing in the middle of long lines
that are supposed to wrap off the 80 column edge of the world for the same
reason.

Cheers,
Chris Chute M.D.			IntN: chute@hscfvax.harvard.edu
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