Here is my .exrc file, which I customized for
a VT100 terminal.
It is set up for C and nroff -me macros.
[Strings like ^[OD
are
set by the cursor keys (41.12)
on VT100-type terminals.
Make the ^[
by typing [CTRL-v] [ESC].
Many vi versions make this easier; they understand
map #1
(31.2)
to mean "map function key F1."-JP ]
troff | set ai redraw sm wm=1 set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 map! {} {^M}^[O^I Great for auto indenting { } pairs map! ^[OD ^[ha Cursor left while inputting map! ^[OA ^[ka Cursor up while inputting map! ^[OB ^[ja Cursor down while inputting map! ^[OC ^[la Cursor right while inputting map ^[OP A Mapped F1 to append to end of line map! ^[OP ^[A Text-input mode of the above map ^[OQ 0i Mapped F2 to insert before line map! ^[OQ ^[0i Text-input mode of the above map! `` \*(lq troff left quote map! '' \*(rq troff right quote |
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I can use the cursor keys while inputting text. This is handy because I can back up and add text without pressing ESC. [Though you may not be able to (31.3) undo your previous change with the u command. -JP ]
Also, I have defined [F1] to append at the end of the line. This is useful because it doesn't matter what mode you are in, it always puts you in text-input mode.
At one time, I mapped the entire numeric keypad to emulate the EDT editor.
- in net.unix on Usenet, 9 October 1986