From: Fernando Pedro Birra (fpb@grafikus.fct.unl.pt)
Date: 07/07/93


From: fpb@grafikus.fct.unl.pt (Fernando Pedro Birra)
Subject: Re: vi dies in X-Windows
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 10:40:20 GMT

In article <1993Jul06.191343.174722@ua1ix.ua.edu> Tom writes:

> I am having problems running vi in X-Windows. When I run vi in
> X and press the [Page Up] or [Page Down] keys a few times vi is
> killed. When I run it in Xview (openwin) vi is stopped and
> placed in the background. My system is a Gateway 2000 486 running
> the DX2/66 overdrive and I'm using X8514. I have this problem
> only in X. Anyone have any idea what may be wrong?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Tom

  Try to read the message displayed at the bottom of the window when
  that happens. I think it says something like /usr/preserve not
  found ( I don't remember exactly the words ).
  Try creating the directory /usr/preserve in case you don't have
  one.

  Hope it helps.

  Fernando