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From: DAVIS@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu (John E. Davis )
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Need help with emacs screen management!
Message-ID: <7094@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 1 Jan 90 12:37:18 GMT
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  After quickly coming to the realization that vi is really just
a full screen line editor I switched to emacs. I am happy with emacs
for the most part but a few things do irritate me. Perhaps these problems
are easily overcome with the proper statements in the .emacs file. They 
are:

     1. I have a pc at home with procomm emulating a vt100 at 1200 baud.
        At this baud rate I hate the way the screen updates are handled.
        On our Vax 8650 the EVE (TPU) editor does a MUCH better job than emacs.
        This is probably because the EVE editor sends the appropriate
        control codes to the vt100. Is there a way to get emacs to send
        codes for better scrolling, etc?
        
     2. I read in the emacs documentation that the mark commands are usually
        used in the wrong manner by amatures like me. How should they be used.
        Can I have several places marked at once? I can do this with EVE. 

     3. When I mark a region for pasting/cutting etc. I like it to be
        highlighted. How can I do this in emacs?
        
     4. At 1200 baud the isearch feature is rediculous. search is a better
        alternative. How can I repeat the search without keying in the
        whole string again?
        
I know that most of my complaints stem from the advantage/disadvantage of
the device independent nature of emacs. Is there an alternative to vi that
uses ANSI/VT100 escape sequences for unix/sun3/sun4 systems?

Thanks in advance,
John E. Davis