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- RELEASE NOTES
- FREE VI VERSION 1.9a
-
- This is the second public release of Free VI. The first such release was
- Version 1.4, which was distributed over Usenet sometime around May 1988. There
- were also intermediate versions which may have reached you. This file will
- list most of the enhancements since Version 1.4 (all those that I can
- remember); if you do not have an earlier version of this program, then you
- do not need to read this file, except to note that this will be the last
- version to run under DOS 1.1. You might also be interested in the patch given
- at the end of this file.
-
- Since Version 1.4, the changes have been:
-
- 1. The program can now recover from hardware errors (those that would formerly
- have gotten you the message, "Abort/Retry/Ignore?". It also recovers much
- more gracefully from the memory full situation. For these reasons alone it
- would be worth upgrading (especially considering the price).
-
- 2. The mx, 'x, and `x features have been implemented (these mark and go to
- certain portions of the file).
-
- 3. Control-W (delete word in input mode) is now implemented.
-
- 4. Also in input mode, line delete is now Control-U, and the Esc key will get
- you back into command mode. Formerly, Escape was the line delete character
- and Ins or End ended the input. Each method has its advantages; to switch
- to the old method, see the patch given at the end of this file.
-
- 5. You can now backspace over a carriage return in input mode.
-
- 6. j, k, l, |, ^, and perhaps a few other motions have been implemented.
-
- 7. A number of commands can now recognize a numeric argument, for example ^B.
-
- 8. y% has been fixed.
-
- 9. Version 1.9a includes a few minor cosmetic changes.
-
- To undo the change in #4 above, you can patch the program by typing the
- following lines:
- debug vi.com
- e 6090 1b 1
- w
- q
-
- To change it back, replace the second line with "e 6090 15 16".