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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Text Editors
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.063049.5635@uwasa.fi>
Date: 2 Dec 90 06:30:49 GMT
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In article <25605@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian W.K. Hook) writes:
>Does anyone know where the source code to a public domain text editor is
>located?  I am interested in writing my own text editor, since most out
>there are kludgy (NORTON EDITOR), big (EPSILON, BRIEF, SAGE), ugly (EDLIN),
>or unsophisticated (TED, QED) or written for a particular language (TC).
>
>I want to write my own that implements common functions, ditches the overhead
>of a macro language etc. etc., and is easy to use.  However, I am having

   This might be an unproductive comment, but I say this sincerely,
since I think you're waisting your time.  Unless you want to program
an editor for the pleasure of writing the code, it would be much
better worth your while to look again at the existing editors.  I've
used some myself, and if you are after configurability, and a small
overhead I think you should take a look at /pc/pd2/qedit21.zip
available by anonymous ftp from our site.  (The usual disclaimer
applies, and this is NOT an invitation to editor wars!)

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Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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