RE: [tlug] Re: Gotta Learn Vi: Not So Basic Stuff

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Robbins
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:59 AM
> 
> On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 03:44:18PM -0500, Stuart Luppescu wrote:
> 
> 
> > But the one thing about vi that drives me crazy is the modedness. I 
> > can never tell what mode I'm in. I seem to remember seeing 
> somewhere a 
> > secret switch that would list the current mode at the bottom of the 
> > screen somewhere. Anyone know how this is done?
> 
> In vim, it's pretty obscure.  There's the word INSERT in bold 

If in doubt, hit esc a couple of times, then choose a new mode. ^_^

-- 
Ken