VI_Inputting Chinese Characters

In linux console, VI Editor does not support Chinese characters editing and copying. Even though you can press

1) ESC

2) i

3) CTRL-V

4) ???? (the digits that represents the unicode)

to insert unicode in VI editor, but you cannot see the characters that you have entered meaningfully on the screen.

The author would like to recommend the use of xemacs to edit jsp or java codes with chinese characters.

To edit a file, at command line, type:

xemacs filename.jsp &

When you are in xemacs, do not forget to click OPTIONS -> KEYBOARD AND MOUSE -> VI Emulation

This is because xemacs allow the vi users to edit environment to behave like vi editor. Remember, xemacs is different from emacs, only xemacs can display chinese characters.