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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:26:15 +0200
From: Matthias Kopfermann <kopfermann@trio-hittfeld.de>
To: zsh-users@sunsite.auc.dk
Subject: wanted: viins-mode and digit argument with a,i,A and such
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hi all!

when i use bindkey -e, i can insert one character 10 times with
ESC 10 <character>.

With vi one normally uses something like 10i<character>.
This is not possible with ZSH ( bindkey -v set ).
One real advantage of bindkey -e here.
Has someone thought about inventing something like it?

(BTW: the bash cannot do it, too. nor can tcsh.)
Until now i just switch to EMACS-mode but of course it would be
something, if this usual vi-behavior was possible.

Matthias