Re: VI insert problems
Craig Sanders <cas@muffin.pronet.com> wrote:
> 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.
I've just had it happen with nvi, but not vim. I'd say it was a
bug.
Neil.
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