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CardJoe · 9th Jul 2008, 11:38

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...n-javascript/1

An open-source JavaScript applet has been released that allows fans of the vi text editor to implement it on any website textbox they choose - which is sure to confuse Emacs users.

bowman · 9th Jul 2008, 11:55

Ha. I use nano, I'm a noob. Although I do use vi when _forced_ to do so.

TomH · 9th Jul 2008, 12:13

Oh great, now I can get trapped in my browser as well as my terminal..

Obligatory bash quote:

Quote:

<Aoi-chan> everyone's first vi session. ^C^C^X^X^X^XquitqQ!qdammit[esc]qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;:xwhat

RTT · 9th Jul 2008, 12:16

Vi/m is the best editor ever and anyone who doesn't know how to use it is missing out.

x1000

Timmy_the_tortoise · 9th Jul 2008, 12:31

I...... Don't get it....

M4RTIN · 9th Jul 2008, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I...... Don't get it....

i concur doctor..

SlickGnome · 9th Jul 2008, 14:44

That is freakin sweet. I have alittle web app i'm working on for work, and that is sooo gettting dropped in just to confuse the sock off people.

Redbeaver · 9th Jul 2008, 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomH

Oh great, now I can get trapped in my browser as well as my terminal..

Obligatory bash quote:

Quote:

<Aoi-chan> everyone's first vi session. ^C^C^X^X^X^XquitqQ!qdammit[esc]qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;:xwhat

lol i get this...

Timmy_the_tortoise · 9th Jul 2008, 16:30

I don't appreciate how this article assumes that I know what "vi" and "Emacs" are..

JrRRr · 9th Jul 2008, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I don't appreciate how this article assumes that I know what "vi" and "Emacs" are..

Really? No? Ok.. ..I agree this article was a bit on the nerdy side. But I I can relate to TomH's bash quote...

cyrilthefish · 9th Jul 2008, 17:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomH

Oh great, now I can get trapped in my browser as well as my terminal..

Obligatory bash quote:

Quote:

<Aoi-chan> everyone's first vi session. ^C^C^X^X^X^XquitqQ!qdammit[esc]qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;:xwhat

I never got past that stage

First thing i do on any linux system is make sure nano is installed

pendragon · 9th Jul 2008, 18:40

heh, that's exactly how it looked when I used vi ... don't think I ever bothered to figure it out after that... I like nano sofar.. very simple and easy to pick up .. then again I'm still a linux newbie.

Cadillac Ferd · 9th Jul 2008, 18:44

Thats neat, vi is cool and all but lets get real folks, do we need any other editors when the good folks behind KDE have already provided us with the beautiful program that is Kate?

Gareth Halfacree · 9th Jul 2008, 22:03

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I don't appreciate how this article assumes that I know what "vi" and "Emacs" are..

I don't know... You link every possible technical term in an article and people say it's "distracting". You link a minimum of terms, and people complain that it doesn't provide enough background information.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Woodstock · 10th Jul 2008, 00:09

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Originally Posted by cyrilthefish

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomH

Oh great, now I can get trapped in my browser as well as my terminal..

Obligatory bash quote:

Quote:

<Aoi-chan> everyone's first vi session. ^C^C^X^X^X^XquitqQ!qdammit[esc]qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;:xwhat

I never got past that stage

First thing i do on any linux system is make sure nano is installed

the first thing i do is ensure vim is installed, and then vim-syntax options. So any chance of bit setting up jvsi in an optional format (if possible)

bowman · 10th Jul 2008, 01:02

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Originally Posted by Gareth Halfacree

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I don't appreciate how this article assumes that I know what "vi" and "Emacs" are..

I don't know... You link every possible technical term in an article and people say it's "distracting". You link a minimum of terms, and people complain that it doesn't provide enough background information.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's because it's *nix.

Techno-Dann · 10th Jul 2008, 03:08

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Originally Posted by Cadillac Ferd

Thats neat, vi is cool and all but lets get real folks, do we need any other editors when the good folks behind KDE have already provided us with the beautiful program that is Kate?

Absolutely we do - what do you turn to when you're working on a server OS with no GUI, no functioning network connection, the world's weirdest disk formatting system (read as: no floppies, USB drives, or CDs) and need to edit config files to get the thing to work? Command-line text editing is a necessity at times.

But yes, my first several tries at vi looked rather like:

Quote:

<Aoi-chan> everyone's first vi session. ^C^C^X^X^X^XquitqQ!qdammit[esc]qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;:xwhat

(thanks, TomH - very good find)

9th Jul 2008, 11:38	#1
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9th Jul 2008, 11:55	#2
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	Ha. I use nano, I'm a noob. Although I do use vi when _forced_ to do so.

9th Jul 2008, 14:44	#7
SlickGnome Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: BKAC Posts: 46	That is freakin sweet. I have alittle web app i'm working on for work, and that is sooo gettting dropped in just to confuse the sock off people.

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Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	Thats neat, vi is cool and all but lets get real folks, do we need any other editors when the good folks behind KDE have already provided us with the beautiful program that is Kate?