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- From: david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland)
- Subject: Re: Arbitrary text blocks (Was: VI??? GROSS!)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.221338.42264@datamark.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:13:38 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.065935.27173@rc.nokia.fi>
- Organization: Datamark International Ltd.
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- In article <1992Nov16.065935.27173@rc.nokia.fi> sverre@rc.nokia.fi (Sverre Slotte Jr.) writes:
- >In article Larry W. Virden (lvirden@cas.org) writes:
- >>b) vi does indeed not EASILY permit "arbitrary blocks of text". For instance,
- >>there is no single simple _vi_ command to allow one to take text such as:
- >>
- >>
- >>Time Cost Purpose
- >>
- >>4 mins $2.50 Cycles of processing
- >>2.5 mins $1.75 Pages of print
- >
- >Does any editor allow the user to manipulate truly arbitrary blocks of
- >text? Vi prefers whole lines of text, some editors permit rectangular
- >blocks of text, but I have yet to see one that enables me to work with
- >arbitrary blocks.
- >
-
- I agree. I though vi was used for editing programs and text files. If
- any one is looking for something which allows selecting rectangle
- blocks and columns, shouldn't they be using a word processor or a
- spread sheet???
-
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