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From: wmh356@tijc02.UUCP (william higgenbotham    )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Questions about KEDIT
Message-ID: <629@tijc02.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 89 14:02:32 GMT
Organization: Texas Instr., Johnson City TN
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From article <2142@csuna.csun.edu>, by abcscnuk@csuna.csun.edu (Naoto Kimura):
> I'd like to know from those of you who have tried KEDIT, I have a few
> questions : 
> 
> --  Does it support features like marking blocks to be hidden ?
> --  What kind of pattern matching does it use for search/replace ?
> --  Does it support things like setting the display to be hex ?
>     (hmm... now that I think about this one, I can't remember if XEDIT
>     was the editor that had it or if I had that when I was using
>     the WYLBUR environment)
> --  Does it support the prefix columns, and can you move it to either
>     right or left as in IBM XEDIT ?
> --  Does it support multiple windows ?  Can it split the screen both
>     vertically and horizontally ?
> --  Does it come with a REXX interpreter, or does it have to be
>     purchased separately ?  If I don't have a REXX interpeter already
>     and I need to purchase one separately, does that mean that I won't
>     be able to write macro programs ?

I have been using KEDIT for a couple of years.  Before I answer your specific
questions I would like to make one general comment -- if you like XEDIT you
will love KEDIT.

    hiding blocks - yes
    pattern matching - not sure (I don't have my manuals with me) but I
                       think it provides at least XEDIT capability
    hex display - yes (with edit capability)
    prefix columns - yes, on left or right, numbered or not.  Also may be
                     turned off with no loss of functionality
    multiple windows - yes, both vertical and horizontal, separately and
                       in combination
    REXX interpreter - comes with a macro language that is a large subset
                       of REXX (they call it KEXX).  The same company
                       also sells REXX which can also be used for macros

KEDIT provides most, if not all, of the features of XEDIT.  It also goes
well beyond XEDIT in many areas.  Of most use to me are KEDIT's ability
to run without a prefix area (all commands are still available via function,
control, and alt keys), the ability to remap EVERY key to a macro (alpha
keys included), and the extensive text marking options (lines, stream of
characters, a box of characters) and the ability to aply KEDIT commands
only to a marked set of characters.  In case you have not guessed, I am
a completely satisfied user of KEDIT.

P.S. - The publishers also maintain a bulletin board of REXX programs and
KEDIT macros.

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Mike Higginbotham, Texas Instruments, Johnson City, TN 37659
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