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From: fl@tools.uucp (Frank Lancaster)
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Subject: Re: Editors
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Date: 4 Apr 91 10:41:43 GMT
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> Can we have a new pair of message action numbers to denote a request to 
> invoke and editor from another application.  What I envisage is that my

Good idea. This is just what we need for TeX and METAFONT. The message
should also include an optional line number to which the editor should
jump. This would also be a good idea for desktop compiler drivers.

For METAFONT I hacked a work-around solution which generates a DataOpen
message when an error occurs, it also tried to send the keystrokes for
!Edit's goto line command to position the cursor, but this only works
if the text is not already loaded in the editor because otherwise
!Edit does not set the input focus to the file's window.

Frank Lancaster, fl@tools.uucp