Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!mwm From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Rand Editor Message-ID: <712@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 19:34:41 EST Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.712 Posted: Fri Feb 8 19:34:41 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 03:55:43 EST References: <8035@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob) Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 12 Summary: In article <8035@brl-tgr.ARPA> cottrell@nbs-vms.ARPA writes: >VI is much more capable than RE. The keys all have mnemonic names, >d for delete, w for word, i for insert, etc. h for left, j for up, k for down, l for RIGHT!?!?. Really mnemonic names, those. Almost as slick as zilch, which uses u for down. Being of the emacs religion, I won't mention the multitude of missing features that editors really need; I'll just pray that I never, ever have to use the rand editor if what you say about it is true. Sounds like it could actually be *worse* than scope.