From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: vim5.0 for DJGPP
Date: 27 Nov 1997 05:40:46 GMT
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"Smith A. Cat" (imbe AT primenet DOT com) writes:
> This is an unofficial announcement of the unofficial Homepage for VIM
> for DOS!

What the heck is that? A detergent?

> VIM is the improved version of the vi editor that probably shipped with
> your linux distribution (usually version 4.6 is shipped).

ACK! NO! THE VILE EDITOR!

> Version 5 of VIM supports syntax highlighting, excellent online help,
> and a *macro* language that should be quite comfortable to GNU software
> users.

Vile with online help? This I gotta see.

> version 5 release *p* will compile *right-outta-the-box* with the base
> distribution of DJGPP, and everything seems to work splendidly.

Well I should hope so!

> release *q* MAY have a bug which causes insert mode to get "stuck",
> making it impossible to quit the program! (release *p* does NOT have
> this bug).

Every version of Vile I've ever seen has bugs where you can get stuck
unable to edit or even unable to exit.

> find out where to get VIM5 at:
> 
> http://www.primenet.com/~imbe

Nah, I'd rather not. I have RHIDE >;-)

</editorwarz>


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