On Tue, 2008-12-09 at 20:25 -0500, Arnaud Lacombe wrote: > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Luke Mewburn <lukem%netbsd.org@localhost> > wrote: > > (I originally called it "expandtabs", then noticed that vim(1) > > has an "expandtab" option that sets similar behaviour.) > > > > thoughts? > > > is it needed to add bloat to the base system ? I mean, if someone > want's to expand tab or other fancy stuff, he can always install > vim(1). I would argue that text editior features a lot of people find useful out-weigh a few K increase for something in base system. > > The underlying question would be "Do we want nvi to concurrence vim(1) > feature-wise or do we want to keep something minimal, enough for > everyday administration task ?" Once nvi has vim's visual mode editing so I can trivially move chunks text around or run a regex on a specific block easily then I'd say it's good enough for everyday administrative tasks. I use vim extensively and can live without syntax highlighting and a nice status bar telling me what line/col I'm at but I just can't work without visual mode. It's just too useful :) On another note - will we ever see a nvi that works with a missing/invalid/broken $TERM setting? Thanks Roy
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