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From: T.E.Dickey <dickey@clark.net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.editors,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: What is vi? (Re: Betting on Unix)
Date: 16 Mar 1997 22:43:18 GMT
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In comp.editors Gerry S Hayes <sumner@CMU.EDU> wrote:
: for vi cloners to know what needs to be cloned.  Nvi, in particular,
: has said they will never support modelines.  This is too bad, since
: modelines can be useful when used properly and with a few extra
: security checks in the vi implementation.  
but (not to belabor the issue) not all "traditional" vi's implement modelines.

(It's a low-priority wishlist item for vile; but I intend only to be able to
set tabstops, etc.  -- invoking shell commands is the part that causes people
concern). 

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey
dickey@clark.net
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey