From: *@eli.users.panix.com   
      
   In comp.editors, Kenny McCormack  wrote:   
   > I'm looking for a version of VIM (*) for Android (tablets/phones).   
   >   
   > There are actually two threads to this:   
   >   
   >     1) A text version of it that I can use from a shell prompt.  This is my   
   >     primary goal.  I currently have an sshd running on the tablet and can   
   >     get to a shell prompt via ssh, but the only editor available is the   
   >     "toybox" version of vi, which basically is so crippled that it doesn't   
   >     work at all.  I'd like something better.   
      
   I have Termux installed from F-Droid and vim installed in that. Works   
   fine. Termux provides soft-buttons for things like  and .   
   What soft-buttons you want will vary with your installed keyboard and   
   preferences. The Termux vim is usually pretty close to most recent.   
   I checked today and had 9.1.1750 installed, then did a "pkg up" and   
   now I have 9.2.18, which is five days old:   
      
   https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0018   
      
   Here's the $HOME/.termux/termux.properties from one of my systems:   
      
   extra-keys = [['ESC','/','-','~','*','UP',':','_','CTRL'], \   
                 ['TAB','<','=','>','LEFT','DOWN','RIGHT','|','INS']]   
      
      
   I use  for 'pastetoggle' in vim, making it pretty useful to me.   
      
   >     2) A real GUI version of VIM that runs on the tablet GUI would be nice,   
   >     but not nearly as important as the previous point.   
      
   I can't help with this. I know X11 packages exist in Termux, but I'm not   
   sure how well they work.   
      
   Elijah   
   ------   
   has not used Termux specifically on a tablet in some years   
      
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