From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com
In article ,
Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
>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:
This sounds more like it is addressing point 2. I.e., something to run
sitting on the phone/tablet itself. I'm mostly interested in something I
can run remotely; that is, while ssh'd into the phone/tablet. I say all
this because if I am ssh'd in, I am coming from a real computer, with a
real keyboard, so I wouldn't have to worry about "soft keys" and such
things.
>
>> 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.
I'd have to look into installing Termux and get familiar with it in order
to comment further on this aspect. But as I said, I'm mostly interested in
something I can run from an ssh connection.
Anyway, thanks for the response.
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