Interesting vi bug/feature (Reply to Mark Horton)

[Joaquim Martillo]

I  do  not know if the current blit software permits block moves of text
from one blit window to another.  That is I can be running more  in  one
window  and  emacs  in another.  If I want to take a block from the more
window and put it in the emacs buffer, I should be able to do so.  If  I
am  using  vi  and vi happens to be in command mode this action could be
disastrous.  There is also no sign in vi which tells which  mode  vi  is
in.   This  strikes  me  as  a major flaw.  Therefore vi is not upwardly
compatible with the next generation of intelligent terminals which  have
decent software (unlike what might be available for the blit).