Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: vi-like editor for PC Summary: C++ anyone? Message-ID: <694@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 12 Jul 90 19:04:14 GMT References: <9JDZL1w162w@cybrspc> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 33 > In article <9JDZL1w162w@cybrspc> cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes: > > > >> Stevie VI editor is available at SIMTEL20.ARPA. Its full path name > > > >[...] The executable size of any 'in memory' editor is always a major consideration, Norton's seems to be the only one I can use when 'shelled-out'. Hasn't anyone tried compiling STEVIE with TC++ or MSC6.0, using overlays? Anyone care to comment on whether I should try? (I got TC++ professional in the UK for #229 including VAT, a bit steep compared to US prices, but it's well worth it.) Personally, I liked Stevie because I could never get a working termcap for the EANSI.SYS for my Paradise Prodesigner EVGA, so VI was very ill-behaved, but I gather that STEVIE doesn't use terminfo. I do have an annoying problem with it though, hitting the Esc key twice causes the screen to invert and lock-up for about 10 seconds, instead of just ignoring the extra Esc. Is there an easy fix for this? Why not have inverted/noninv video depict modes? One of the things both VI and STEVIE lack is a status line, probably the main reason DOSsers tend to avoid it. I tried Sidekick some time back, and liked it, but couldn't figure out how to remove it without rebooting. When I gave up looking for a manual, I erased it, partly through frustration, and partly on the assumption that it was a pirated copy. For now, I'll stay with Stevie as I work 60% under U*IX, but I'm still looking for the perfect editor/WP - aren't we all? Dave E. NB : apologies to anyone expecting replies to mail, particularly someone at Microsoft, I've had an inordinate amount of bouncers lately.