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- From: ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk (Philippe Goujard)
- Newsgroups: comp.editors
- Subject: What do you want in a simple editor?
- Message-ID: <861@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 16:14:02 GMT
- Distribution: comp
- Organization: ICL, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 4SN, UK
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- Hello,
- I have written a small simple editor for unix. Yet another editor might say
- some of you.. yes but neither emacs nor vi met my requirements which were :
- Make it simple and intuitive to use for users who dont know about emacs or vi
- and come from a ms/dos background.
- This is why for example I choose to implement wordstar commands.
-
- Now, before I release it to the net my question is : what would you need from
- an editor if you where a beginner in unix and came from a dos background?
-
- Please do not think of "I want everything plus the kitchen sink", emacs does
- it well already but try to think for each application or task you do (mail,
- news, writing memos, etc...) what you would need from an editor.
-
- What do you think of micro-emacs word wrap (i.e insert a carriage return when
- befor the last word at the end of line)? Do you think it's convenient or would
- you prefer a full word-wrap?
- What do you think of vi 'word' wrap (i.e wrap the line around the screen but
- not inserting a CR) ?
-
- Thanks for any answer, if you reply by email i'll take the time to make a
- summary.
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- Philippe GOUJARD Email : ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
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