ubuntu feisty experiences

[David Bandel]

On 12/14/06, Matthew Carpenter <mcarpenter at intelguardians.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 09 December 2006 19:57, David Bandel wrote:
> > Can you explain the above? I don't understand a "brain dead" vim.
>
> They started installing a package: vim-tiny
> which reverts most behavior back to the old HPsUX and Sloaris days of yore...
> leaving out the pleasantries many of us "next gen" vi users have come to
> appreciate... like using arrow keys within edit mode.

ah..arrow keys.  I forget about them most of the time (fingers on the
home row and all).

>
> > And how is unsurprising behavior anything but unsurprising (and good)?
>
> It's like driving behind a blue haired old lady doing 35 on the expressway.
> It doesn't surprise you that she's not going fast, but it doesn't endear to
> your heart the fact that she's blocking you, either.

gotcha.  although I think I'd be surprised if she was blue haired.

> >
> > Also, how does intalling vim "fix" vim.
>
> uninstalling "vim-tiny" and installing the package "vim" provides vim as
> expected.

learn something new every day. I didn't know there was a vim-tiny.

Thanx for the edification.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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