[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOS 151014: questions about locale settings and vi editing command's issues.

[Davide Poletto]

Hi Tim,

There isn't any difference when I press "Esc" then "a" (so no "Esc" and "a"
at the same time...that's not possible to grant that happens): vi behaviour
is abnormal because It doesn't show you that it entered into INSERT mode
even if it looks like it has (both directly via locally connected USB
Keyboard with Italian layout and also via SSH from a Linux machine that has
another USB Keyboard with Italian layout). I can't make a video...but if
you would see it you would understand it's like to guess what key to press
to obtain a particular action you yet know (because you did that hundreds
times with vi in Linux).

As example: If I press "Esc" then "a" it seem into the INSERT mode but vi
doesn't show that...then with "Canc" (and not "Esc" only to go back as you
wrote) it goes out from this mode and enters into what looks like the
COMMAND mode because if then I press "dd" vi deletes the line which the
cursor is). At this point I don't know if I have a problem (never seen when
I edit files with vi in Linux) or if there is really something strange
happening with my settings.

Davide.

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Tim Rice <tim at multitalents.net> wrote:

>
> Hi Davide,
>
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2015, Davide Poletto wrote:
>
> | Hi Tim,
> |
> | On Apr 16, 2015 7:45 PM, "Tim Rice" <tim at multitalents.net> wrote:
> | >
> | >
> | > Davide,
> | >
> | > The way this is written leads me to think you are pressing ESC and a at
> | the same time.
> |
> | Yes, exactly as I do once in vi to enter into its INSERT mode on every
> | Linux I've put my hands on.
> |
> | > Yes, in command mode, dd should delete the line at the cursor.
> |
> | Yeah, I know that dd when vi editor is into its COMMAND mode deletes the
> | line at which the cursor is...no news here.
> |
> | Are you meaning that I should use use keys combinations in a different
> ways
> | (e.g. the "ESC" with "a" combination in the way you explained above) I'm
> | used in Linux for years to let vi editor in OmniOS behaving the same way
> it
> | behaves in Linux?
>
> Remember ESC is not a modifer. So if you attempt to press ESC and a at
> the same time, you don't know which one the system will get first.
>
> The only reason the press the ESC key is to get back to command mode.
> Once in command mode an a will enter input mode appending after the cursor.
> There are other ways to begin input mode.
> A to append to end of line.
> i to insert before cursor.
> I to insert before 1st non whitespace on line.
> o to open a new line below cursor.
> O to open a new line above cursor.
> And others.
>
> | Thanks, Davide.
> |
>
> --
> Tim Rice                                Multitalents    (707) 456-1146
> tim at multitalents.net
>
>
>
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