rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson) (03/20/86)
In article <123@graffiti.UUCP> bruce@graffiti.UUCP (Bruce Jilek) writes: >Doesn't vi have this capability? I can't find it in the documentation. >I do know that you can use ':#z=' (# = line no.) to bracket a line with lines >of minuses, but how about a real ruler? Sorry to be picky here but, as has been mentioned numerous times in the past, it helps if you include information with questions like: a) What operating system and what version of it are you running? b) What hardware is it running on? c) What version/vendor of the software/hardware is your question concerning? Even if you think these things may not apply, put them in anyway -- it doesn't take much time. You may think, for example, that the type of hardware running the vi in question is irrevelent, but what if you are forced to run a reduced- functionality vi due to hardware constraints? Some vi's may have the ruler function, yours may not. Some vendor's vi's may have it, your vendor's may not. Anyway, I think you get the point; start question articles with some line that says: I am running SVR2 on a Vax 11/780... or even more info, particularly if it has the remotest chance of being applicable: I am running SVR2 on a Vax 11/780 with 10meg memory and both RM-05 and RA-81 drives... Thanks for listening, and to the clown who is now ready to post a bogus article saying "I am running..." and proceed to list all the chip numbers and vendor part numbers of his/her equipment, don't bother. ;-) -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3313 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ ihnp4 ulysses cbosgd allegra ]!burl!rcj ...![ ihnp4 cbosgd decvax watmath ]!clyde!rcj