>Why is it that if I want to WordProcess in VI I have to remember to hit return at the end of the line otherwise bizarre things happen. Why not just wrap, beep, or slide over (i.e. let the line go long).
:se wm=5
>Is there a wordwrap mode in VI? And if so, why doesn't it kick in when I
>use VI from RN?
vi ~/ex.rc
Oset wm=5<ESC>:wq
Issue a :map command in your vi. You can use function keys. It's just damn
hard to learn how to use them. (Mind, you *I* don't mind, I'm a masochist, ;-)
I just don't expect everybody to be one... ;-)
Vi is not designed to do this. Fortunately there are more editors for UNIX.
However, these are found rarely on UNIX distribution tapes (except emacs, but