As of October 20, Elvis 2.2 is officially released. To learn about elvis, or download (source, Win32 binaries, or MS-DOS binaries) go to... ftp://ftp.cs.pdx.edu/pub/elvis/README.html It's been a full four years since the version 2.1.4 was released so you should expect a lot of new features. Here's a brief summary: * Elvis 2.2 is pretty o The :color command has been greatly improved. o Can use Xft for antialiased text (x11 only). o You can use background images. (x11 and windows only) o You can load your own elvis icon. (x11 and windows only) o Themes are supported. ":theme sand" is included. Other themes are available via ":e theme:". (x11 and windows only) o Good default colors are provided for all user interfaces. o The Windows interface can use X11 color names. * Elvis 2.2 has many of Vim's feaures o :autocmd o Many g commands. o Name completion. Filenames, commands, options, etc. o notation in :map commands. o You can load aliases and maps to emulate vim better with ":ru likevim". * Other stuff o Built-in spell checker. Context sensitive, and can suggest corrections. o Folding. Lets you hide parts of your text without deleting it. o Region highlighting. o User-definable URL protocols. * Still has the best features of 2.1 o "hex" display mode for editing binary files. o "html", "man", and "tex" display modes, for previewing text. o Online manual is written in HTML, and viewable with the "html" display mode. Look nice, and has many convenient links.