jamesp@amadeus.TEK.COM (James T. Perkins;1149;92-725;LP=A;60eC) (01/12/88)
A month or two ago someone posted an interactive vi help card. It featured a keyboard mapping that would cause a "help card" to be displayed (in two columns, about 23 lines long). Unfortunately, I lost it. If someone could mail me the article, I'd sure appreciate it. I'm trying to help someone learn to use vi. Thanks in advance! _ ___ | | / _ \ James T. Perkins, jamesp@dadla.la.tek.com, (503)629-1149 | |__ | |_| | Tektronix Logic Analyzers, DAS System Software, Disk Services |____||_| |_| MS 92-725, PO Box 4600, Beaverton OR 97075 Killed processes never die... They just go to the big Bit Bicket in the sky.
wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu (01/13/88)
I've never seen a decent help card for Vi. There are lots of things that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets of paper. Plus they usually don't explain :map, :%! and other powerful and infrequently used commands or how entirely orthogonal the commands and addressing modes are. sigh. I suppose the same can be said for any sophisticated editor (like Emacs too). <- note slight attempt at preventing partisanship. Bill Smith pur-ee!uiucdcs!wsmith wsmith@a.cs.uiuc.edu
louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth) (01/14/88)
In article <2956@zeus.TEK.COM>, jamesp@amadeus.TEK.COM (James T. Perkins;1149;92-725;LP=A;60eC) writes: > A month or two ago someone posted an interactive vi help card. It featured a > keyboard mapping that would cause a "help card" to be displayed (in two > columns, about 23 lines long). Unfortunately, I lost it. > > If someone could mail me the article, I'd sure appreciate it. I'm trying to > help someone learn to use vi. I have the problem of teaching new students vi, and I would also like to see the "help card". Louis Schmittroth My employer has no opinions. Computer Science Athabasca University ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis -- Louis Schmittroth My employer has no opinions. Computer Science Athabasca University ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis
kevin@ttidca.TTI.COM (Kevin Carothers) (01/15/88)
>From: wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu >I've never seen a decent help card for Vi. There are lots of things >that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets >of paper. [...other stuff too] I found a good one. It's manufactured by; Specialized Systems Consultants PO BOX 7, Northgate Station Seattle, WA 98125-0007 phone: (206) FOR-UNIX It's an 8-page 'roadmap' folded 8.5"x11" sheet that has all you want and more. It covers the following topics; * Screen Adjustment * Vi Entry * shiftwidth formatting * File manipulation * Marking * Text manipulation * Options * Cursor movement * "Ed" compatible commands * Text copying * Limits (chars/line, etc) * patterns * Macro's and appreviations In short, I believe it tells more about Vi than Bill Joy *EVER* told us in the UNIX(*) USD. Get it. If they're out of business, I'd also recommend the following; Introducing the UNIX system McGraw-Hill Software Series. by: Henry McGilton & Rachel Morgan ...VERY good writeup on Vi. Viva Vi! Kevin ----------------------------------- (*) UNIX is a trademark of a warped mind.
irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide) (01/17/88)
In article <189100003@uiucdcsb> wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >I've never seen a decent help card for Vi. There are lots of things >that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets >of paper. A couple of months ago I posted a 'vi' card that decribes all standard 'vi' commands in a 23-line, two-column format. This is very nice because it's a trivial thing to add this as an on-line 'vi' help fitting in one 80 by 24 screen. I also prepared a TeX version that could be typeset on a very small piece of paper that, if folded, easily fits in your shirt pocket. I have now been asked to re-post that and will do so later today togehter with some other stuff that may be useful for 'vi' learners and novices. -Bo >>> Bo Thide', Swedish Institute of Space Physics, S-755 90 Uppsala, Sweden <<< Phone (+46) 18-300020. Telex: 76036 (IRFUPP S). UUCP: ..enea!kuling!irfu!bt -- >>> Bo Thide', Swedish Institute of Space Physics, S-755 90 Uppsala, Sweden <<< Phone (+46) 18-300020. Telex: 76036 (IRFUPP S). UUCP: ..enea!kuling!irfu!bt
garyp@cognos.uucp (Gary Puckering) (01/27/88)
In article <189100003@uiucdcsb> wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >I've never seen a decent help card for Vi. There are lots of things >that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets >of paper. > >Plus they usually don't explain :map, :%! and other powerful and >infrequently used commands or how entirely orthogonal the commands and >addressing modes are. The card I use seems pretty good. I learned most of vi from it. It is available from: Specialized Systems Consultants P.O. Box 7, Northgate Station Seattle, WA 98125-0007 (206) FOR-UNIX They also sell reference cards for Unix, C, and the C library. -- Gary Puckering P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated 3755 Riverside Dr. VOICE: (613) 738-1440 FAX: (613) 738-0002 Ottawa, Ontario UUCP: decvax!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!garyp CANADA K1G 3Z4