thanks for the
http://ex-vi.berlios.de link!
Although I use gvim for most things, I go back to the original vi
(on solaris at least) for ex mode ..
because one thing to be aware of in vim is that it doesn't sport full ex compatibility, namely the "g" command is pretty crippled
(.. though you can argue that you can simulate this with the
"normal" flag for the "g" command in vim.. but it's still inconvenient) - basically in vim, you can't sub-address with the
"g" command, and it uses non-canonical input for :<commands>
so you have to do ^V<enter> to include a newline, etc.
but nonetheless, i still love vim (and 1976 ex as well )