patching of python: tabs make me seek of python

Alex Martelli aleax at aleax.it
Wed Jan 29 12:21:16 EST 2003


Andrew Dalke wrote:
    ....
> What's different?  I don't remember.  I have vague recollections
> that his copy of vi doesn't have multiple undo, and an undo twice
> is the same as an undo/redo.  vim has multiple undo, so acts
> different in that one respect.

You just have to set cpoptions to include the letter 'u', and
then vim will behave just like old vi in this respect.

> Hmmm.... I see there is a strict vi compatibility mode for vim.
> Maybe I should point that out to him.  But odds are he's the
> sort that would rather configure things in C than change a config
> file.  :)

vim's C source are openly available, so he can have his wish
in this regard.


Alex





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