make sure the vim you're using is "enhanced." on redhat, the
vim-enhanced rpm. add this line:
syntax on
you should be a trained and experienced vi user to do this since vi is a
difficult and hard to use editor. obviously elisp is much more
simplistic to learn for the new user.
on that note, freshmeat isn't quite as good as i thought it was. it
only has 31 entries in it's editor section, and some aren't editors! it
is stunning how many use the phrase "easy to use" though...
kevin
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