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