From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21041 invoked from network); 3 Nov 2008 13:12:38 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 3 Nov 2008 13:12:38 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 55586 invoked from network); 3 Nov 2008 13:12:33 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 3 Nov 2008 13:12:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 14392 invoked by alias); 3 Nov 2008 13:12:28 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 25995 Received: (qmail 14377 invoked from network); 3 Nov 2008 13:12:27 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 3 Nov 2008 13:12:27 -0000 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.186]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72CD080524C0 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:12:24 +0100 (CET) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id g13so1153926nfb.11 for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:12:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=fk3P0bwumXMoUTtnIFRIAwDaXqc3lIcMW3xRTYRR07g=; b=NQArDYE4281gXPenCA3pTslAA5Q1merWZWf1tkWHTTQVQo4UsoZHNdkmtEYcLVxHwI pvnsFylTd8n0nTYZglEBaf+BN8ZseWh7+26a44/oBW9+FP24IE4KQkLhRt4Cf2/l1tVE KSW4LbQ+tRoKM1FL9s+hOli2w53c8/E6So4Dg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=HrrVHCEIlp3nujNP2R+11MSiotEYAW96Zav6BcRXmOep2SnUjuu7GjDJmTH17Iuotd D/rcUF0bu6N5pmYnhkm6BQt3B7vu5DlRXBoCx/OtDkzKkLvoFTR2QYI7lpp56UnB4UWx gfCcJ88yohf4d2XTO7Xw8oUBtxZjvUzjT56PM= Received: by 10.86.84.5 with SMTP id h5mr124084fgb.59.1225717942793; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:12:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.11? (AMontsouris-159-1-10-231.w83-202.abo.wanadoo.fr [83.202.165.231]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l12sm8659456fgb.6.2008.11.03.05.12.21 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:12:21 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <490EF8A7.6050603@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:12:07 +0100 From: Matthieu Louvel de Monceaux User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081018) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Stephenson CC: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: Weird Vi-mode behavior References: <490EED78.8010802@gmail.com> <200811031237.mA3Cb2VS013961@news01.csr.com> In-Reply-To: <200811031237.mA3Cb2VS013961@news01.csr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92.1/8557/Mon Nov 3 12:44:31 2008 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean Peter Stephenson wrote: > Matthieu Louvel de Monceaux wrote: > >> When we return from command mode to insert mode, we can't modify >> the text from the beginning to the spot where we got insert ... >> Definitely a weird behavior ... >> >> To get it too, just type 'foo folk x' for example. >> Then Esc, type 'b' to go to the previous word, then press 'i' to go >> insert mode. >> Now you can't edit the 'foo ' part anymore. >> > > I'm sorry, I don't understand. You're in insert mode, and you're > inserting at the "folk", right? (That's what your description implies > with the usual key bindings.) Then of course you won't be editing "foo > ", you'll be inserting new text in front of "folk". > > Do you mean you can't use the cursor key to go backward? > > Do you mean you hit "b" *twice* to go back to the "foo" and you expect > to be in overwrite mode rather than insert mode so that you type over > the "foo"? > > Do you mean you were expecting the effect of "I" (capital important) > which takes you to the start of the line and then puts you in insert > mode? > > Maybe I badly explained, sorry maybe the fault of my english. I mean when I'm inserting at 'folk', I can't backspace in 'foo ' anymore. I can of course use the arrow keys to move the cursor, but backspace has no effect. Anywhere else the backspace key works properly. Cheers, M. Louvel de Monceaux