Re: VI insert problems

[Craig Sanders <cas@muffin.pronet.com>]

On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:

> While in insert mode, vi will not let the cursor move to the beginning
> of the line (you can get to within one character).
> If you Esc insert mode, move to the beginning of the line and enter
> insert mode things work fine.
> Is this restriction from the first character a feature? If so what
> purpose does it serve?

which vi?  elvis, vim, or nvi?

i just tested it while writing this message...didn't happen to me, so
it's not elvis.  it must be one of the other two.

Craig