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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:''' Open Source (GPLv2) '''Screenshot:''' http://www.winvi.de/en/img/scrshot1.png * 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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