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From: tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu ()
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Organization: clearer than blir
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:10:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov20.180414.5593@wixer.cactus.org> raistlin@wixer.cactus.org (Eli Boaz) writes:
>In article <1992Nov19.224822.11623@wam.umd.edu> mmeltzer@wam.umd.edu writes:
>>In article <BxvMCB.LMM@ansoft.com> gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta)  
>>writes:
>>:-> Is there a good public domain UNIX-style vi editor that runs under
>>:-> Microsoft Windows?
>
>Yes, I'd like this too.  If anyone emailed him any info on this could
>you also send it to me?  Thanx ...
>
>>:->                     Ideally, it should allow resizing of the window
>>:-> it runs in.  I currently have a PC vi that runs under DOS, but it
>>:-> is limited to run in DOS windows (24 lines only!).
>>:-> 
>>:-> Please e-mail your response to gupta@ansoft.com
>>
>>Pardon me if this sounds rude, but why would you want to use VI in  
>>Windows?  It makes no sense to me to use only the keyboard in a graphical  
>>user interface.  NotePad is a good editor, and if you don't think so, I'm  
>>sure Write, or your other word processors can do a good job.
>
>Why?  Because I *hate* the way that WinApps *force* you to use the mouse,
>and that's *slow*.  I like Windows (sort of :), but I hate the key-
>combination conventions that MS set.  Besides, some of us *like* `vi`
>and would like to have it for Windows.

Personally I'm glad I migrated from vi to emacs about 2-1/2 years ago.
I thought vi had been beaten into me to the point I'd never forget it.
Ha! I tried using it recently and couldn't remember hardly any of it.
I barely got the file edited, and I used to be pretty hard core too.
So if you're worried you can't adjust to a new editor, you can.

You're right about the mouse vs. keyboard issue though. If you don't
want to use a mouse, go get microemacs for windows. (Look for
mewinXX.zip.)  The pull down menus list all the most common key
combinations on them, so you can ween yourself from the mouse (and vi
for that matter) pretty quick. Also I think if you look into it,
macros have been written for emacs to make it key-bindings compatible
with vi. So if you could lay your hands on one of those vi emulation
macros files you'd be set.

-- Tad Perry   Internet:    tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: hayesj@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (HAYES JAMES MICHAEL JR)
Subject: Re: WFW creates LOTS of ~*.tmp files - What to do
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:16:44 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.170256.24696@nwnexus.WA.COM> jsanchez@halcyon.com (Jim Sanchez) writes:
>When I look around after my wife has
>been using the system for a while I find lots of files with names ending
>with .tmp which I assume is either due to automatic backup or pasting.
>In any case, they should be deleted when WFW exits in my opinion.  I
>have set temp which I forgot to mention.  My wife always exits WFW via
>the menus so it is not due to reboots or the like.  Any ideas as to what
>is causing this?

Are you using print manager? Do you have a RAM disk set up with
a temp subdirectory that is being pointed to?  With 16 Mb, you should.
W4W and printing will create lots of tmp files with larger sofisticated
documents.  Where do you have W4W backup path set to?  Do you Have 2.0b?
Do any of these questions help?

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.fonts
From: jdaves@triton.unm.edu (Jonathan Daves-Brody)
Subject: Re: Cyrillic fonts
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:34:47 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Nov16.123235.14059@cs.tu-berlin.de> loewis@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Martin v.Loewis) writes:
>
>Does anybody know where cyrillic fonts are publicly available?
>Thanks for any help
>
>Martin

Yes.  There is a file called cyrttf.zip at cica (ftp.cica.indiana.edu) in
/pub/pc/win3/fonts/truetype.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: vinlai@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (vincent.lai)
Subject: Old NDW Save Configuration screen comes up ?!?!?!?!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:55:51 GMT

OK:

Tried to install QEMM 6.02 last night.  Got a few hitches (had to
EXCLUDE that B000 address), but it seemed OK after that (should I put
the QEMM line at the top of my CONFIG.SYS for optimal performance?).
The quirk I discovered probably has little to do with QEMM, BUT ...

Upon bringing up Windows 3.1, I get a Can't Read Drive C: Error.  I
have encountered this before, so I cancelled and I got a Windows/NDW
setup that is outdated.  The Items and Groups I made since the time I
Saved this particular Configuration screen are gone, including my
Microsoft Solutions Series Group and the Microsoft Money Item, as well
as many DOS items and Groups.  Even the applets from the book Windows
3.1 Secrets don't seem to be installed in Windows.  They are on the
HD, but no icons, no groups, no nothing.

Questions (most seem naive):

How do I get these groups back up in Windows (*.grp)?

Is there a file that stored the Save Configuration data under NDW 2.0?

How do I get those items I worked soooooo hard to set up back in
Windows/NDW?

me so confused ...

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.fonts
From: knappen@automatix.kph.uni-mainz.de (Joerg Knappen)
Subject: Re: Cyrillic fonts
Keywords: wncyr, amsfonts
Reply-To: knappen@obelix.kph.Uni-Mainz.DE
Organization: ONO (Organisation der Nicht-Organisierten)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:10:33 GMT

There are public fonts in METAFONT format (to use with TeX and other programs):
wncyr family, available e.g from ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
under soft/tex/amstex/fonts/wncyr (if I'm right, the server is restructured
recently).
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: deb@spectra.eng.hawaii.edu (David Barrett)
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Organization: University of Hawaii, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:37:55 GMT

In article <By09xC.8Hy@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> weekslb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Larry Weeks) writes:
>
>Also, some of us hate having to reach all over the stupid PC keyboard
>to press an Insert key there, a Delete key here, an arrow key there.
>I've always hated single mode editors, and I really hate arrow keys.
>You can't beat vi for nice quick editing of simple documents and
>program source code.
>
>Larry
>--

Amen to that.  It even quickly edits when you don't want it to and takes
4 other keystrokes to bring it back.  It has also made switching back and
forth to real word processors frustrating (like stop hitting "enter" instead
of letting word-wrap do its thing).  And don't get me started on the position
keys in insert mode :-( .  

dB
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: larsj@kih (larsj.johansen)
Subject: Re: background copy, format
Organization: kih
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:35:39 GMT

>
>Sorry, you'll need OS/2 for that...
>
>   Perry Reed
>   reed@hpcc01.hp.com
>

Hey, you can do that easily in Windows too!

Open a DOS window (press alt-enter if it appears full screen), choose the 
"settings" command in the window's control menu and enable "background" 
operation. Now you may run ordinary DOS-programs like COPY and FORMAT, and 
you can switch to other windows while the operation continues. Windows 
actually supports multitasking.

I'll admit, however, that Windows multitasking is somewhat primitive, and 
that OS/2 will do this thing a lot faster.

	Lars Johansen
	larsj@kih.no
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: carlos@dorsai.com (Carlos Domenguez)
Subject: Star Trek...The screen saver
Summary: Anybody see it yet?
Keywords: AFTER DARK,WINDOWS,SCREENSAVER,STARTREK
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy +1.718.729.5018
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:09:59 GMT

Any comments about ST-TSS?
 
I had troubles configuring after dark 2.0 and wanted to hear some other
peoples opinions..

Thanks,
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: tony2@prefect.cc.bellcore.com (gozdz,antoni s)
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:00:54 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.224822.11623@wam.umd.edu> mmeltzer@wam.umd.edu writes:
>In article <BxvMCB.LMM@ansoft.com> gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta)  
>writes:
>:-> Is there a good public domain UNIX-style vi editor that runs under
>:-> Microsoft Windows?  Ideally, it should allow resizing of the window
>:-> it runs in.  I currently have a PC vi that runs under DOS, but it
>:-> is limited to run in DOS windows (24 lines only!).
>:-> 
>:-> Please e-mail your response to gupta@ansoft.com
>:-> 
>:-> Thanks in advance,
>:-> Suvajit
>
>Pardon me if this sounds rude, but why would you want to use VI in  
>Windows?  It makes no sense to me to use only the keyboard in a graphical  
>user interface.  NotePad is a good editor, and if you don't think so, I'm  
>sure Write, or your other word processors can do a good job.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>			     Marc Meltzer
>		      President of The Meltz Inc
>	 "Our job is to play games.  Our hobby is to consult."

Since VI was the first text editor I learned to use, my
view may not be objective. However, no editor equals VI
as far as the ease of searches, smart replacement of complex
strings, etc. While I'm trying to switch to W4W for
general text processing, I miss those quick /, ?, '', 
g/^...[A-D]/s//xx/gp, and g/^$/p. Could you do it
quicker in a graphical environment, if at all? 
That's why I still keep VI as a DOS icon in Windows.

Tony
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 1992 10:29:36 EST
From: <IO20049@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: BMP & DIB files

    I have AfterDark, which, among other things, allows a user
to set up a slideshow of .bmp files.  However, most of the pictures which I
want displayed are in .dib format.  Does anyone know anyone to
get Afterdark to use these .dib files in the slideshow?  If not, what about
any process/program for converting .dib files to .bmp files?  What
about another screen saver program available?  I could get
these .dib files in .gif format, if that would make it any more
possible.


    Thanks for any help.

-Lucas Hartford
IO20049@maine.caps.maine.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mmeltzer@wam.umd.edu
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Reply-To: mmeltzer@wam.umd.edu
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:48:22 GMT

In article <BxvMCB.LMM@ansoft.com> gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta)  
writes:
:-> Is there a good public domain UNIX-style vi editor that runs under
:-> Microsoft Windows?  Ideally, it should allow resizing of the window
:-> it runs in.  I currently have a PC vi that runs under DOS, but it
:-> is limited to run in DOS windows (24 lines only!).
:-> 
:-> Please e-mail your response to gupta@ansoft.com
:-> 
:-> Thanks in advance,
:-> Suvajit

Pardon me if this sounds rude, but why would you want to use VI in  
Windows?  It makes no sense to me to use only the keyboard in a graphical  
user interface.  NotePad is a good editor, and if you don't think so, I'm  
sure Write, or your other word processors can do a good job.

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From: mccashin@unixg.ubc.ca (Brian McCashin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: How can I divide my document to a few pages in "Write" ?
Date: 18 Nov 92 18:36:26 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca
Keywords: write

In <4452@bimacs.BITNET> tamari@bimacs.BITNET (tamari zvi) writes:

>To anyone who may help !

>   I've just written a document using the Write wordprocessor.

>   I've typed 200 lines already but the indicator on the window frame still
>   indicate that I am on page 1.

>   The question is how can I divide these lines into a few pages ?

Write doesn't automatic repaginate until you print. Try File/Repaginate.
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From: cs90rol@brunel.ac.uk (Richard O Lavey)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Wanted : MicroSoft's Address
Keywords: Microsoft
Date: 17 Nov 92 10:17:30 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Organization: Brunel University, West London, UK

Could someone send me MicroSoft's E-Mail address. A UK location would be preferred.

Please E-Mail in reply (follow-up is re-directed to comp.sys.amiga.misc which I read).

Thanks...

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From: pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Blade)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Printer Drivers for Windows 3.0, where
Summary: where do they exist?
Keywords: Panasonic KXP-1123 driver
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:30:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York


	I know that these drivers used to be around, but ever since Windows
3.1 came out the old apps seem to disappear.  I need these drivers for a
friend using Windows 3.0 (can't fit 3.1 on the hard drive) and she is having
trouble using an Epson driver for her printer.  (KXP-1123)
	If anybody knows a site where the archived drivers can be found,
please e-mail a reply (or follow-up to the net).  I would also be willing to
accept a uuencoded form of the drivers as I can decode the file.  Thanks in
advance for any help.		Pete

pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: kenneth@dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu (Kenneth Palmertree)
Subject: Genoa Video Drivers
Organization: DeKalb College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:00:28 GMT


Ok...has anyone seen any Genoa video drivers for windows 3.1.  The ones
on cica only support windows 3.0.  Any help would be appreciated.  Please
email me if you have any info that might be useful.  Thanks in advance!

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,alt.cd-rom
From: todd@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Todd Ogasawara)
Subject: CD-ROM never stops spinning under Win3.1
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:43:09 GMT

I just bought MediaVision's CD Fusion PAS (not PAS-16) and NEC CDR-25 (a
new NEC SCSI CD-ROM drive) multimedia kit for $400 (couldn't pass up what
seemed like a great price for the combo).

Can anyone explain to me how the Windows 3.1 CD-ROM drivers operate in
terms of spinning the disk? Here's the situation. The CD-ROM manual says
not to open the drive door (a top loader with no caddy requirement) while
the disk is spinning (fair enough). However, I notice that the disk NEVER
stops spinning when I am in Windows. I wrote a little CD-ROM controller
using Visual BASIC 2.0 to try to 'stop' the disk. Although it does
terminate the current action (say playing a CD audio disk), it does not
halt the spinning.

Any tips would be appreciated.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: Swap File Question Answered. One last Request- Cant Delete Hidden file
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:58:00 GMT

In <1992Nov18.192345.27428@athena.mit.edu> cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo) writes:

>Well,
>I have solved all of the problems and thoroughly
>understand the swap file.
>Just one last question.

>I CANT DELETE ONE HIDDEN FILE!!!
> It's gil.mss has no relevance at all
>just a text file for a class

>I tried attrib and all it gives me is:

>H C:\WINDOWS\MLINK103\GIL.MSS
>If I try attrib -r
>to take off any readonly stuff that isnt 
>effective either.
>It says it can't reset the hidden file.
>So, what do I do, any ideas?

You have to UNHIDE it first.

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From: iceman@sequent.com (Ian Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: POP3 gateway for MS Mail 3.x
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:44:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: sequent.1992Nov16.174402.22299
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.

I'm looking for a POP3 gateway for MS Mail 3.x.  Is one available??
It doesn't matter if it's commercial or shareware/freeware.

Thanks!!!
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
Subject: Re: WFW creates LOTS of ~*.tmp files - What to do
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:02:12 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.170256.24696@nwnexus.WA.COM> jsanchez@halcyon.com (Jim Sanchez) writes:

>backups every 10 minutes or so.  When I look around after my wife has
>been using the system for a while I find lots of files with names ending
>with .tmp which I assume is either due to automatic backup or pasting.


	I use a program (DOS) found on a local BBS called bakera, which will
	scan an entire directory tree and delete all files with the 
	.bak .bk! .bkk .tmp .$?? .~?? extensions.

	I run it once a week or so, to clean off old junk.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: crchen@picasso ( * Birdy Array *)
Subject: Use mouse under Windows NT!!??
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:49:20 GMT

  Hi !!
      I have a logitech serial mouse. But it can`t work under Windows 
NT Oct. beta. Anyone have experience with it??? Or do I need any 
device driver???
   Thanks in advance......

   <Birdy Array>
From: wpwood@blair.austin.ibm.com (Bill Woodward)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Using SVGA Drivers for >256 colors
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:11:06 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: /home/wpwood/.organization


I am running windows on a SVGA card based on the NCR 77C22E chip (think
that's right :-)).  Anyway, when I install the video driver that is 
supposed to allow 800x600x32K colors, and I then restart windows, my
screen is blank, and I have to reboot and remove the driver.
   Is it just that I have a very bad selection of colors, or do I need
to change something in my windows setup files, or is it a problem with
that card.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: ProComm Plus for Windows in a window?
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:35:26 GMT

In <1992Nov16.023518.3965@netcom.com> ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear) writes:

>Ok, I give up.  I'm trying to get ProComm Plus for Windows to run in a
>window, instead of as a full-screen application.  I check the
>appropriate box in the pif editor, and still it insists on being and
>steadfastly remaining a full screen application.  Pressing Alt-Return
>gets me only a beep.  What do I have to do to this beast to get it to
>submit?

ProComm Plus FOR WINDOWS ought not to HAVE a .PIF file, since those
are for DOS programs running under Windows.  What are you really
running and what are you really doing?

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From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Logitech Mouse Drivers fo
Date: 16 Nov 92 14:53:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

MD>Has Logitech released any new mouse drivers for Win3.1?

What's wrong with the ones you have?
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: alumni107@camins.camosun.bc.ca
Subject: <None>
Summary: Access uses Basic for programming language
Keywords: Access FoxPro Windows
Organization: Camosun College
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:22:35 GMT

>>>>
>>>>>And how does Access relate to FoxPro for Windows, which I had assumed was
>>>>>going to be MS's database for Windows?
>>>>
>>>>These are two separate products.  
>
> FoxPro and Access are sophisticated products in their own right.  Each is
> targeted at somewhat different markets.  They share some common capabilities
> as well as some things which are unique to each. 

The big difference ? Foxpro's programming language is XBase (DBase 
clone) while Access's programming language is akin to WordBasic and
Visual Basic. 

I imagine it will probably be difficult to port programs from one 
platform to the other, altho both will be able to use the other's 
database files, so it isn't really necessary.

Jeff Johnson; .sig agnostic