tsu@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Stanley Tsu) (01/06/89)
Thank you for reporting the problem. The problem has been verified against HP-UX 2.0 and 2.1. It is not a problem on HP-UX 3.0. Please contact your support personnel for this update. Regards, Stanley Tsu Hewlett-Packard tsu@hpda.HP.com
wk@hpirs.HP.COM (Wayne Krone) (01/06/89)
Re: HP-UX 2.0 vi goes into an infinite loop if the `w' or `W' command is used to move from the last word of the file to following whitespace. This defect is fixed in HP-UX 3.0 and subsequent releases. Wayne Krone
shankar@hpclscu.HP.COM (Shankar Unni) (01/06/89)
> > Take any file. Put a tab character by itself on the last line. > .... > > On my system, vi goes into an infinite loop when `w' is hit with > >the cursor on `l'. Apparently, vi cannot handle the tab character > > Good one. I got it on an 840 2.0, 850 2.1 Seems to be fixed in HP-UX 3.0. --- Shankar.
ray@vantage.UUCP (Ray Liere) (01/07/89)
Not a problem on our HP9000/540 (under 5.21). with cursor on the "l", pressing "w" goes to the tab. Yea for series 500!! Ray Liere Vantage Consulting and Research Corporation voice: (503)657-7294 uucp: hplabs!hpfcla!hpubvwa!vantage!ray
klein@mechp10.UUCP (Greg Klein) (01/10/89)
I was able to duplicate the same vi problem on my system which is a 318 running HP-UX 6.2. ========================================================================= Greg Klein | Microcomputer Electronics Corp. voice: (206)821-2800 x702 | 12421 Willows Rd, NE uucp: ...!hplabs!hpubvwa!mechp!klein | Kirkland WA, USA 98034 =========================================================================