upgrading xorg?

This is a discussion on upgrading xorg? within the Unix and OS Discussions forums in Database and Unix Discussions category; In article , Will Parsons wrote: % learned vi - when Emacs isn't available, I use the *standard* editor - ed. % (Seriously - a line editor has the advantage over any screen editor in % that it doesn't depend on having suitable terminal settings.) But you must admit that there are times when using ed is even less convenient than using vi. -- Patrick TJ McPhee North York Canada ptjm-at-interlog.com...

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Old 06-24-2007, 10:37 PM
Default Re: upgrading xorg?

In article ,
Will Parsons wrote:

% learned vi - when Emacs isn't available, I use the *standard* editor - ed.
% (Seriously - a line editor has the advantage over any screen editor in
% that it doesn't depend on having suitable terminal settings.)

But you must admit that there are times when using ed is even less
convenient than using vi.

--

Patrick TJ McPhee
North York Canada
ptjm-at-interlog.com
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  #62  
Old 06-25-2007, 01:47 PM
Default Re: upgrading xorg?

Patrick TJ McPhee wrote:
> In article ,
> Will Parsons wrote:
>
> % learned vi - when Emacs isn't available, I use the *standard* editor - ed.
> % (Seriously - a line editor has the advantage over any screen editor in
> % that it doesn't depend on having suitable terminal settings.)
>
> But you must admit that there are times when using ed is even less
> convenient than using vi.
>

Sure - my point was simply that vi is not indispensible.

- Will
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