Actually, if you look around for .vimrc files, they do that... I'm not really sure where to get them though :).  I'm sure you could write one, but it'd be much easier to download one.  If you have one, it will do syntax highlighting for whatever language you're using, makes things much easier to read :)

Later...

On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 11:32:40AM -0700, Joel Dudley wrote:
> Yes, I guess I should have weighted the volitility of my question :-).  I
> will tell everyone right now that I have tried to use vi and I don't like it
> (please don't burn down my house).  I was thinking about editors that did
> text highlighting and the like for program code without having to use an
> IDE. remember I am a programming newbie so be lienient if my terms or
> questions seem incorrect.  Thank you.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ericb@cybertrails.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: editors
> 
> 
> > Talk about a question to start a war :) ...
> >
> > use vi! :)
> >
> > hehe... it's great, once you get used to it :)
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 11:24:33AM -0700, Joel Dudley wrote:
> > > Like I had previously stated to the PLUG, I am teaching myself
> programming.  Currently I am using my favorite editor, Pico, to create my
> source code.  Now Pico works great, but I was wondering if any of the code
> gnomes out there knew of any text editors that facilitated coding (I am
> doing java right now) better.  I am not interested in any IDE's at the
> moment because I want my learning experience to be very raw, if that makes
> any sense.  Thank you for taking the time to read my message.
> > >
> > > - Joel
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> the
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> he is
> > > about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final
> rock,
> > > he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for
> > > centuries."
> > >
> > > - Dr. Robert Jastrow
> > >         Founder of NASA"s Goddard Institute for space studies
> > >
> > >
> >
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