https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:49:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/Hi there. Just want to know, how to set vi editor working in i3? If I typed 'vi' in mod+d, the i3 would be kinda crash! If I typed 'vi' in terminal (which is urxvt), the editor doesn't show correctly. What should I do to make it right? Thx.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:51:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/?answer=646#post-id-646dmenu (started when you press mod+d) will not launch a terminal when you enter terminal commands. Launching an interactive terminal editor like vi is not a good idea. Instead, start graphical applications with dmenu (like GVim) or start a terminal (urxvt, xterm, …) and then start vi within that terminal.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:58:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/?answer=646#post-id-646https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/?comment=650#comment-650Thx dude. But I'm also having a problem starting vi in terminal. I don't know how to say the problem. When I start vi with a file(for example the i3 config file), the content of the file would not display properly. But if I use vim in terminal, it is fine.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:49:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/644/vi-editor-doesnt-work-in-i3/?comment=650#comment-650