Re: [Freedos-user] vi(m) in FreeDOS?

[Thomas D. <td...@mt...>]

excellent!
thx!


> Am 12.06.2026 um 22:48 schrieb Anton Shepelev via Freedos-user <fre...@li...>:
> 
> Thomas Desi:
> 
>> looking for text editor vi (clones) for (Free-)DOS,
>> using the GERMAN language keyboard/setting.
> 
> Try Oak Hill Vi.  Its manual says:
> 
>        While in the input mode, you may enter any ASCII character into
>        your text by holding down the <alt> key and entering the decimal
>        value of the character from the number keypad portion of the
>        keyboard.  For example pressing <alt>128 and then releasing the
>        <alt> key will produce the character Ђ.  If you are typing in a
>        language other than English you may have frequent need for some of
>        these characters.  They may be mapped with the ":map!" command into
>        function key or other keystroke combinations that you find useful.
>        For example, the command sequence
> 
> Perhaps, you could add Genman-specific mapping for insert mode via :map!
> in that editor.
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