(yes, i'm a little late, but i also tried to follow this thread as it
was unsuccessfully flung to netbsd-advocacy. :)

>Is this the result of you reading User Friendly today?   :')
>
>What's wrong with pico?

try control z.  or in ee (er...how the f-ck do i get out of ee? :).  or
joe.

it violates the principle of least surprise for anyone who's ever used
unix to any great degree.

as for the line-wrapping "pico -w" ought to help.  it's still, imo, a
hateful editor.

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