gt0701a@prism.gatech.EDU (FRANK,MARTIN ROBERT) (09/24/90)
As a longtime VI user I'm pretty experienced in it but there is one really annoying thing about VI: Every time you make an 'error', like trying to go past the left border, VI beeps; driving not only me but also my officemates nuts. Is there any possibility to get rid of this (short of destroying the speaker of my terminal?
boykin@encore.com (Joseph Boykin) (09/24/90)
In article <14018@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt0701a@prism.gatech.EDU (FRANK,MARTIN ROBERT) writes: > As a longtime VI user I'm pretty experienced in it but there is > one really annoying thing about VI: > Every time you make an 'error', like trying to go past the left > border, VI beeps; driving not only me but also my officemates > nuts. > Is there any possibility to get rid of this (short of destroying > the speaker of my terminal? You could turn down the volume :-) Some versions of VI have a 'flash' option (:set flash), which will turn beeps to screen flashes. I find this even more obnoxious than the bell. The other choice is to change termcap entries. You'll probably see "vb=^G" or no 'vb' entry in your termcap entry. Change this to "vb=" and no more bells. ---- Joseph Boykin Manager, Mach OS Development Encore Computer Corp Treasurer, IEEE Computer Society Internet: boykin@encore.com Phone: 508-460-0500 x2720
ruhtra@turing.toronto.edu (Arthur Tateishi) (09/27/90)
In article <12789@encore.Encore.COM>, boykin@encore.com(Joseph Boykin) writes: > >In article <14018@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt0701a@prism.gatech.EDU >(FRANK,MARTIN ROBERT) writes: >> As a longtime VI user I'm pretty experienced in it but there is >> one really annoying thing about VI: >> Every time you make an 'error', like trying to go past the left >> border, VI beeps; driving not only me but also my officemates >> nuts. >> Is there any possibility to get rid of this (short of destroying >> the speaker of my terminal? > >You could turn down the volume :-) > >Some versions of VI have a 'flash' option (:set flash), which will >turn beeps to screen flashes. I find this even more obnoxious than >the bell. > >The other choice is to change termcap entries. You'll probably >see "vb=^G" or no 'vb' entry in your termcap entry. Change this >to "vb=" and no more bells. An easier way is to turn off the beeps. :set noerrorbells -- ``Sex and drugs? They're nothing compared with a good proof!'' - A Cambridge student (r.h.f) Arthur Tateishi g9ruhtra@zero.cdf.utoronto.edu