Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!mephisto!mcnc!decvax.dec.com!deccrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!granite.pa.dec.com!mwm From: mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amigas have keyboard garages) Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: What is mg? (Was: Replace LSE with mg?) Message-ID: Date: 30 Aug 90 15:29:22 GMT References: <1908@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> <3913@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> Sender: news@wrl.dec.com (News) Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: consp11@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu's message of 30 Aug 90 00:32:46 GMT On a related not, just what _IS_ mg? I've never heard of it, and I am quite curious. Since I got my Amiga, I've gone through a number of editors, including (but not limited to) Emacs, MEmacs, LSE, Ed, QEd, CEd, and more. Never heard of mg though. It used to be MicroGnuEmacs. It's one of the many things based on the original microemacs. Mostly PD, but some of the parts have people's copyrights on them. The goal is that everything you type out of habit at GNU Emacs should be there, and "work" in some sense. It includes directory editing mode and much of the GNU keyboard macro facility (the ability to name macros, have macros call other macros, and to insert text to define a macro into a buffer). The amiga-specific extensions include comprehensive mouse support, the ability to get directory lists into the menus (and load files from those menus), and ARexx support that does much to make up for not having a LISP interpreter wired into the editor. Provided with source and a Rexx script to compile out features you don't want.