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From: ERICMC@USU.BITNET (Eric McQueen)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: alternate vi paragraph remformating
Message-ID: <8802230522.AA29197@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 88 04:18:00 GMT
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Here's an alternative to the {!}fmt and related commands (believe it or not,
"{!}fmt" doesn't work on a couple of kludged versions of vi that I use).

map ^K ^V|F r^M|map K 080^K

Note that "^l" always means type CTRL-V followed by CTRL-l (where "l" is K, V,
or M).  To "reformat" a paragraph, hold down the SHIFT key with a left finger
and type "JKJKJKJK" or "JJJJJKKKK" or something similar.  I know it's not ever
close to perfect, but I still prefer it to "fmt".  "72^K" (no CTRL-V this time)
temporarilly uses a different right margin.

:map K 072^K

semi-permanently changes the right margin.  The "0" in "072" is "required"
(explanations of this to /dev/nul, please).  I thought this map was impossible
because none of \|, CTRL-Q |, and CTRL-V | will quote | into a map.  I should
have knowm it was CTRL-V CTRL-V |.  It must be obvious because all those
kludged versions of vi do it the same way.  ;-)

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