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From: Steve Pirk <pirks...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:43:10 -0700
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I definitely prefer vi, so thank you build team ;-]

If you are willing to leave a machine in dev mode, some enthusiastic
developers out there have added a bunch of pre-built packages that enhance
the usability of Chromium/Chrome OS. Todd Vierling started the trend
and Taylor LeMasurier-Wren picked things up where Todd left off. He
publishes versions of the packages as a shared Google Drive folder.
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0Byyp8R1NxgJlb1FBeFpnSGV4TVU/edit

Here is the Google Groups thread discussing Taylor's work. I decided my
Cr-48 would be the always dev mode machine, and having some handy tools and
programs available is nice.
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/chromebook-central/UGD2ISPogAY/discussion

As mentioned in another thread, these do not touch the verified Google
build, but are simple pre-compiled packages you add via tar.

-- steve <http://pirk.com>



On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Richard Barnette
<jrbarne...@chromium.org>wrote:

> On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Trever wrote:
>
> > I'm running Chrome OS Beta (currently at 23.x) on a chromebox, which I
> recently switched to dev mode (physically moved the dev switch).
> >
> > I've read that qemacs was available.  It wasn't.  I ran vi, and boom:
>  there is vim, apparently in all it's glory.  Yay!
> >
> > When did this happen?  How would I answer this question myself by
> looking through _____ (what)?
> >
> It happened with this CL:
>     http://codereview.chromium.org/6851017
>
> Prior to that, I believe there was no editor included in base
> images.  It's not clear to me that forcing 'vim' into base images
> was one of the intended effects of this change, although
> generally, I think it seems useful.
>
>
> > I'm wondering what else is going on in text editor land.  One of the big
> beefs I have is the poor plain text support in google docs and thus chrome
> OS, and I'd love something that can work both locally or with Gdrive-
> something like vi.  Really looking for something that works in non-dev mode
> (i.e. secure boot enabled).
> >
> > Apologies if I should know better on these things, but thought I'd see
> what people have to say...
> >
> > Trever
> >
> > --
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> > View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe:
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>
> -- jrb
>
>
>
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I definitely prefer vi, so thank you build team ;-]<div><br></div><div>If y=
ou are willing to leave a machine in dev mode, some enthusiastic developers=
 out there have added a bunch of pre-built packages that enhance the=A0usab=
ility=A0of Chromium/Chrome OS. Todd Vierling started the trend and=A0Taylor=
 LeMasurier-Wren picked things up where Todd left off. He publishes version=
s of the packages as a shared Google Drive folder.</div>


<div><a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0Byyp8R1NxgJlb1FBeFpnSGV4T=
VU/edit">https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0Byyp8R1NxgJlb1FBeFpnSGV4TVU/edit=
</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the Google Groups thread discussing T=
aylor&#39;s work. I decided my Cr-48 would be the always dev mode machine, =
and having some handy tools and programs available is nice.</div>

<div><a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/topic/chromebook-central/UGD2IS=
PogAY/discussion">https://groups.google.com/d/topic/chromebook-central/UGD2=
ISPogAY/discussion</a></div><div><br></div><div>As mentioned in another thr=
ead, these do not touch the=A0verified=A0Google build, but are simple pre-c=
ompiled packages you add via tar.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div><div>-- <a href=3D"http://pirk.com" target=3D"_blank">s=
teve</a></div><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Richard=
 Barnette <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jrbarne...@chromium.org" =
target=3D"_blank">jrbarne...@chromium.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">


<div>On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Trever wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; I&#39;m running Chrome OS Beta (currently at 23.x) on a chromebox, whi=
ch I recently switched to dev mode (physically moved the dev switch).<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve read that qemacs was available. =A0It wasn&#39;t. =A0I ran vi=
, and boom: =A0there is vim, apparently in all it&#39;s glory. =A0Yay!<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; When did this happen? =A0How would I answer this question myself by lo=
oking through _____ (what)?<br>
&gt;<br>
</div>It happened with this CL:<br>
=A0 =A0 <a href=3D"http://codereview.chromium.org/6851017" target=3D"_blank=
">http://codereview.chromium.org/6851017</a><br>
<br>
Prior to that, I believe there was no editor included in base<br>
images. =A0It&#39;s not clear to me that forcing &#39;vim&#39; into base im=
ages<br>
was one of the intended effects of this change, although<br>
generally, I think it seems useful.<br>
<div><br>
<br>
&gt; I&#39;m wondering what else is going on in text editor land. =A0One of=
 the big beefs I have is the poor plain text support in google docs and thu=
s chrome OS, and I&#39;d love something that can work both locally or with =
Gdrive- something like vi. =A0Really looking for something that works in no=
n-dev mode (i.e. secure boot enabled).<br>



&gt;<br>
&gt; Apologies if I should know better on these things, but thought I&#39;d=
 see what people have to say...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Trever<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; --<br>
&gt; Chromium OS discuss mailing list: <a href=3D"mailto:chromium-os-discus=
s...@chromium.org" target=3D"_blank">chromium-os-disc...@chromium.org</a><br>
&gt; View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe:<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-os-d=
iscuss?hl=3Den" target=3D"_blank">http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g=
roup/chromium-os-discuss?hl=3Den</a><br>
<br>
</div>-- jrb<br>
<div><div><br>
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