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Subject: Re: vi `ei:' (`modeline')
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Date: 19 Oct 88 14:45:41 GMT
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In article <1857@loral.UUCP> jlh@loral.UUCP (Physically Pffft) writes:
>.....  There are also some files where I want ignorecase turned off, while
>I want it on 95% of the time.

Curiousity has gotten the better of me and unfortunately I cannot send replies
from this machine .... but why turn on ignorecase?  In the six or seven years
I have used and taught vi I have never heard of anyone using this feature and
would appreciate what Jim Harkins' (and anyone else's) motivation is for
turning it on.

Thank you.

Just a guest here.  In real life
Carl Brandauer
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