marc wrote:

Anyway... I *can* use the arrow keys while in insert mode... (both in vi and vim)

Many systems don't provide descendants of the original Vi anymore. I know the BSDs and ArchLinux provides it, but at least Ubuntu by default provides a a symlink to Vim, which goes into a Vi emulation mode when invoked by the name of vi. Follow all the symlinks from /usr/bin/vi, or check which package provides the file ;)

marc wrote:

What's the point on not going to command mode?

Anyway... I *can* use the arrow keys while in insert mode... (both in vi and vim)

In GNOME Terminal 2.32.0 i get A, B, C and D inserted on arrow keys. In VT/tty it moves and change to normal/command mode. What terminal are you using?

Using Ctrl-C instead of ESC thats makes it way better. (Ctrl-C + k + i)

jabirali wrote:

[b]marc wrote:[/b]
[quote]Anyway... I *can* use the arrow keys while in insert mode... (both in vi and vim)

Many systems don't provide descendants of the original Vi anymore. I know the BSDs and ArchLinux provides it, but at least Ubuntu by default provides a a symlink to Vim, which goes into a Vi emulation mode when invoked by the name of vi. Follow all the symlinks from /usr/bin/vi, or check which package provides the file ;)[/quote]

I do use Archlinux and FreeBSD... :)

Anyway, my CentOS installs come with /bin/vi which seem to be vim executable renamed :S Wierd, uh?

Regards

EDIT:

rpm -qf /bin/vi 

vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5

and

yum info vim-minimal

Installed Packages 

Name       : vim-minimal  

Arch       : x86_64  

Epoch      : 2  

Version    : 7.0.109  

Release    : 7.el5 

Size       : 616 k  

Repo       : installed 

Summary    : A minimal version of the VIM editor.

License    : freeware

Description: VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the

           : vi editor.  Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is

           : still very popular.  VIM improves on vi by adding new features:

           : multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The

           : vim-minimal package includes a minimal version of VIM, which is

           : installed into /bin/vi for use when only the root partition is

           : present. NOTE: The online help is only available when the vim-common

           : package is installed.