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* [9fans] Re: User Interface
@ 2001-08-24 13:45 rob pike
  2001-08-24 14:19 ` Dan Cross
  2001-08-26  8:58 ` sam video? (Re: [9fans] Re: User Interface) Matthew Hannigan
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: rob pike @ 2001-08-24 13:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

I'm confused.  Our copy of vi doesn't have a ~ command.
Did someone put one in?  You should have told us.
	grep '''~''' /sys/src/cmd/vi/*.[ch]

-rob



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* Re: [9fans] Re: User Interface
  2001-08-24 13:45 [9fans] Re: User Interface rob pike
@ 2001-08-24 14:19 ` Dan Cross
  2001-08-26  8:58 ` sam video? (Re: [9fans] Re: User Interface) Matthew Hannigan
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Cross @ 2001-08-24 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

In article <20010824134555.4D8A2199D7@mail.cse.psu.edu> you write:
>I'm confused.  Our copy of vi doesn't have a ~ command.
>Did someone put one in?  You should have told us.
>	grep '''~''' /sys/src/cmd/vi/*.[ch]

What, didn't you hear?  That's the new MIPS instruction for, ``halt and
catch fire.''  Dude, where have YOU been?  Shesh.

	- Dan C.



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* sam video? (Re: [9fans] Re: User Interface)
  2001-08-24 13:45 [9fans] Re: User Interface rob pike
  2001-08-24 14:19 ` Dan Cross
@ 2001-08-26  8:58 ` Matthew Hannigan
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Hannigan @ 2001-08-26  8:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans



rob pike wrote:
> 
> I'm confused.  Our copy of vi doesn't have a ~ command.

Maybe it's my fault.  I mentioned that "other editor".
I was merely pointing it's lack of user feedback and
making an analogy with sam, which simiarly is low
on user feedback.  At least for a newbie on first startup.

I also think that typically things like sam are 
demonstrated to others and not picked up cold from manuals.

For those of us who are making the leap alone it
would be tremendously useful to see a little video
or animated movie.

Care to make one?


Regards,
	-Matt

ps. promise i won't mention that other editor again.


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