Re: [TCLUG:15239] UltraEdit (When you're stuck in Windoz and needemacs)

[Michael Vieths <foeclan@winternet.com>]

In the registry, search for a registry key named 'CompletionChar'.  Set
its value to 9.  The next time you open a command prompt it'll let you do
tab completion.

Michael Vieths
Foeclan@Winternet.Com

On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com wrote:

> >My experience with vim on the windows platform wµs depressing at first, it's
> >just not easy to use in windows as it is in linux. For example when in linux
> >you are at the command line in a term of some type anyway so to do a 'vim
> ><filename>' is easy, but to open a dos window, cd to the directory (Wich
> >always sucks ass in command.com) then run 'vim filename' is a pain. And it's
> >hard for me as I am not a dos guy, and relate much better to multi-user
> >operating systems like linux with $HOME dirs and .bashrc's for variables. It's
> >wierd making the switch witha friendly *nix app to windows.
> 
> Actually, I remember reading that there is a way in NT4 and NT5 to turn on
> DOS command line completion (ala <tab>).  Additionally, it is easy to set
> up environmental variables in NT, (slightly more annoying in Win9x).  I've
> ofter set up my Windows boxes to "mimic" UNIX machines.  You know, with /usr,
> /var, /home, etc.  Also, why do you have to cd to the directory first, couldn't
> you just vim \path\to\filename?  Or does vim have problems with that in 
> Windows?
> 
> Nick Reinking
> 
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