RELEASE NOTES FREE VI VERSION 1.9a This is the second public release of Free VI. The first such release was Version 1.4, which was distributed over Usenet sometime around May 1988. There were also intermediate versions which may have reached you. This file will list most of the enhancements since Version 1.4 (all those that I can remember); if you do not have an earlier version of this program, then you do not need to read this file, except to note that this will be the last version to run under DOS 1.1. You might also be interested in the patch given at the end of this file. Since Version 1.4, the changes have been: 1. The program can now recover from hardware errors (those that would formerly have gotten you the message, "Abort/Retry/Ignore?". It also recovers much more gracefully from the memory full situation. For these reasons alone it would be worth upgrading (especially considering the price). 2. The mx, 'x, and `x features have been implemented (these mark and go to certain portions of the file). 3. Control-W (delete word in input mode) is now implemented. 4. Also in input mode, line delete is now Control-U, and the Esc key will get you back into command mode. Formerly, Escape was the line delete character and Ins or End ended the input. Each method has its advantages; to switch to the old method, see the patch given at the end of this file. 5. You can now backspace over a carriage return in input mode. 6. j, k, l, |, ^, and perhaps a few other motions have been implemented. 7. A number of commands can now recognize a numeric argument, for example ^B. 8. y% has been fixed. 9. Version 1.9a includes a few minor cosmetic changes. To undo the change in #4 above, you can patch the program by typing the following lines: debug vi.com e 6090 1b 1 w q To change it back, replace the second line with "e 6090 15 16".