From: mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: vim key commands - not too kool
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:58:40 GMT
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Lars Eighner <eighner AT io DOT com> wrote:
> I think for the minimum in emacs that meets all the conditions of
> the problem, you have to begin by dropping a mark and end by
> switching the cursor and the mark.

(Incremental) searching puts the mark where you started searching
automatically, so C-x C-x at the end would be enough.

> The only keystroke saved is that from not having to terminal the
> search string, owing to progressive searching in emacs -- which
> tends to make me dizzy without adding any real usefulness that I can
> see.

You don't *have* to use that. Press RET to get into non-interactive
mode.

> Did they ever fix EDIT so it became possible to insert another file
> without having to mess with the clipboard?

Yes, in MS-DOS 7.0 (Win95) and up, EDIT can open multiple files.

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