[KLUG Members] Waaaaa it's different and I want my old redhat behavior back

[Bert]

Dirk Hamsun Bartley wrote:

>Greetings
>  
>
greetings too.

>OK, so in my switch to using suse, I have some behavior changes I would
>like to explore getting back to what I am used to.  Yes I'm behaving
>like a user here I know.  ... ... but here is my list of I want my old
>behavior back.
>
>bash:
>
>1) Control r reverse i lookup.  If I press the page down button I don't
>get back to a fresh bash prompt.  I was soooooo used to being able to do
>this.  I find myself still trying at least 20 times per day.  Slow
>learner.
>
>2) where did my color go when using ls and how can I put the guy in jail
>who took my color away.  (Oh, That's me)
>
>3) 'which' does not tell me what alias I am executing.  If I set an
>alias and then execute which myalias I get no output whatsoever.  Who
>took my which and how can he be punished. (Damn, That's me again)
>
>vi:
>
>1)  default color behavior after vi determines what file type I am
>opening is gone.  Open a c file and black and white text.  Ugggg.  Open
>a perl file and black and white text.  Double ugggg.  How is an addicted
>color user supposed to handle this?  I picked the wrong week to stop
>sniffing glue.
>  
>
Look in "/usr/share/vim/vim62/syntax" here you can find all the files 
for different syntax highlighting.

>2)  backspace not working.  What????  How can any vi implementation
>remove the functionality of backspace.  I am sooooo confused here.  My
>eyes must be deceiving me.  Well, tried again and it sure does not
>work.  Just keeps a beepin' at me.  Whyyyyyy??? Waaaaa!!!
>
>Dirk
>
>
>___
>
Bert.