WinVI
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A freeware editor for Windows, designed to work like vi
Author: Ramo Homepage: http://www.winvi.de/en/ Family: ViFamily Platform: Windows 3.X, Windows 9x/2K/XP License: Freeware Screenshot:
* compatibility with Windows Notepad was my main goal
* nevertheless, it ought to be highly compatible with Vi
* a hexadecimal edit mode is available for editing binary files
* speedy program start because it is avoiding use of DLLs, MFC, etc.
* extremely large files editable with nearly no limitation by virtual memory
(There is, however, a theoretical limit at 2 GByte)
* freely selectable background bitmap
* any font (variable spacing, TrueType?, etc.)
* simple and clear handling with the availability of a toolbar and a status line
* support for Unix text file format
* fast change of character mappings for DOS files
* automatic word completion in command line (tab key)
* print support with choosable font (double column available)
* multiple language support (English, French, Spanish, or German)
* support of mouse wheels
there are a few inconveniences compared with other standard editors available for Windows:
* no automatic line splitting (planned in several variations)
* many ex commands are still unimplemented (e. g. :g)
* no installation program yet
* multi-byte character sets are not tested and probably have bugs
* no support for right-to-left writing direction
* still no hexadecimal printing support
* no MDI support (not planned for the future)
* no automatic insertion of date and time (a feature of Notepad I don't like)
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