[Gllug] vi vs emacs (repeat)

[Robert Newson]

Rich Walker wrote:

> Robert Newson <ran at bullet3.fsnet.co.uk> writes:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>One thing I miss from vim is the ability vi had to use dumb terminals - I actually have a glass
>>teletype here which I occasionally used as a terminal (via a serial port) to test some stuff I was
>>writing.  Being able to use vi on a dumb terminal was extremely useful as I didn't have to bother
>>learning a line editor.
> 
> Emacs, of course, has extensive optimisation for doing screen refresh on
> old terminals with weird subsets of terminfo provided.
> 
> But you didn't want to know that :->

You mean it'll work with just :am:co#80:do=^J:?  I must admit I added :bs: 
to my dumb tty def as it was silly editing near the end of a long line and 
having all the preceeding characters reprinted - taking forever on a 300 
baud (dial-up) line...oh the joys of my old GPO modem...I was real glad to 
get a 1200/2400 baud replacement (that took up a fraction of the space)...




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