On Monday 22 June 2009 02:36:26 am Allan McRae wrote: > David C. Rankin wrote: > > Listmates, Devs: > > > > I upgraded to testing to test the new dmraid. As part of the upgrade, vi > > was changed in a BIG way. (I could hardly use the thing and I have been > > using it for 20 years) The screen flashes when you double-escape, in > > insert mode if you move to colum 1 things go nuts, insert mode is changed > > into some kind of vampire. None of the normal key mappings work, and I > > can't get my beloved vi back by restoring the virc from the virc.pacnew - > > GGRrrrr :-( > > > > How do I make my vi return to normal? What's the trick? If restoring the > > virc and changing the settings has no effect (I even logged out and back) > > Wher are the magic settings now? > > > > And... if the version I have can't be made to behave like my normal > > vi/vim again, "Then what is the proper way to downgrade vi so I can get > > my friend back? > > The new "vi" is "nvi" which I agree is crap.... So you probably want to > uninstall vi, install vim and symlink /usr/bin/vim to /usr/bin/vi. > Probably have to change your config to /etc/vimrc but I am not sure > about that. > > Allan Thanks Tobias and Allan, That is just what I needed to know! -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
