From: periat AT ens DOT ascom DOT ch (Periat Henri) Subject: Re: newbie wants vi 12 Dec 1997 12:27:25 -0800 Message-ID: <199712121405.PAA15163.cygnus.gnu-win32@stva89.ens.ascom.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: rickmoll AT mvp DOT net Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com > From rickmoll AT mvp DOT net Fri Dec 12 10:58:35 1997 > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 17:49:37 -0600 > From: Rick Moll > Mime-Version: 1.0 > To: gnu-win32 > Cc: Rick Moll > Subject: newbie wants vi > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Sorry for the newbie question, but I've just got the gnu-win32 tools > installed and I was disappointed that there wasn't any kind of editor. > I'm totally new to all of this, gnu-win32, my WinNT system, and GNU in > general. > > I'm completely lost without a vi; what's the easiest way to get one to > use with the gnu-win32 tools. I understand that there is a "vim". Is > this a vi workalike? If so where's the easiest place to get it, and > will it easily port to the gnu-win32 environment? > > Thanks, > > Rick > > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". Hi Rick I have something even better then 'vi' 'vim'. You can get binaries here: http://www.pcisys.net/~kscott/vim/ If you don't know 'vim' yet: It's a improved 'vi' with syntax highliting, GUI and other goodis. The basic is the same as for 'vi'! Cheers Henri - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".