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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!news.jhu.edu!boingo.amil.jhu.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!news.nl2k.edmonton.ab.CA!news.nl2k.edmonton.ab.CA!not-for-mail From: doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Silly but annoying vi question Date: 14 Apr 1996 13:24:03 -0600 Organization: NetLine 2000 Lines: 33 Message-ID: <4krjcj$m2f@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca> References: <4knefr$n34@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca In article <4knefr$n34@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>, Mary Kingston <mary@thunder.ocis.temple.edu> wrote: >I am having what I can only describe as a very silly problem >working in VI on my BSDI 2.1 system. My cursor keys won't >reposition the cursor when I am in command mode. Instead, >they insert the "A", "B", "C", or "D" character from the >arrow escape sequence into the file. > >I know that all REAL unix sysadms use the HJKL keys to get >around in VI, but I am so accustom to hitting my arrow keys >on all my other Unix boxes that I would prefer to modify >whatever it is that is causing my one BSD system to >misbehave. > >If anyone can recommend a fix for me, I would appreciate it. >I have tried what I know to get it right but it just isn't >working. This is an annoyance with ANY vi editor. just dd the lines involved and go from there. > >Thanks in advance for the help. > >Mary > -- God, Queen and Country Member - Liberal International NEVER Satan, President and Republic Board Member - Edmonton Heritage Nazarene Hating Bachelor's Living; Doctor Who returns: 13 May at BAFTA for DWAS, 14 May on Fox for NA, 27 May on BBC1 - check rec.arts.drwho for local gatherings http://doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca/~doctor British Columbia, beware of Van Der Zalm Reform and Harcourt/Clark NDP.