On Friday 11 November 2005 2:15 pm, Paul Cartwright wrote:
as with ANY file/folder/drive, backups are important. every now and then, ef you are editing a LARGE file, it is always good to do a :w
then keep going. Or if you totally screw it up, a :e to start over with the existing file. VI only does what it is told. Since I fat finger things alot, I learned these lessons years ago:)
Yes, that's exactly my point. With education and expertise you can overcome the obscure aspects of most software. But vulnerability to fat-fingering doesn't go away no matter how good your knowledge. Every mistyping introduces an error and a negative consequence, but with modeless editors the damage is usually much more limited and easier to correct. Paul