Re: getting a modern `more`

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On Saturday 14 January 2012 17:19:01 Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Saturday 14 January 2012 12:30:28 Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> >> Before 'Glass TTYs' there were paper terminals and I suspect 'more'
> >> was designed with those paper terminals in mind. 'Less' appears to
> >> have been designed with terminals such as the VT100 in mind.
> >> Sometimes it's beneficial to redesign a program when something new
> >> comes along rather than patch an old design.
> > 
> > which is what Eric has done with his more
> 
> What capabilities/advantages are added that are not in 'less'?

i don't know, but i don't think it matters.  Eric likes maintaining the code 
regardless and he plans on doing it anyways.
-mike

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