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From: osan@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (andrew.vida-szucs)
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Subject: Re: Xedit is better than vi and emacs
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.190611.27425@cbfsb.att.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 19:06:11 GMT
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In article <1991Apr21.011316.13111@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> phil@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Phil Gustafson) writes:
>setmode(SOAPBOX);
>
>It's been a decade since I used Xedit, but I remember it well.  If I
>had a 3270, it would be my editor of choice.  If I had an ASR33 (or any
>of its followers, from ADM3 through xterm) I'd use vi or emacs.
>
>My brief encounter with Amdahl's vi-on-a-3270 left me with the notion
>that it was a typical compromise:  a combination of the worst features
>of two perfectly good alternatives.  I don't think anyone has even tried
>an Xedit-on-a-Teletype.  

	Dynasoft (somewhere in CA.) now has Xedit for UNIX.  I have no idea
	how good it is (I am only familiar w/VM and Mansfields versions).
	Run $399 per site, if memory is sane... however it *might* be $299.

	They also have a REXX interpreter (and they stole the name of *MY*
	REXX implementation for UNIX, Uni-REXX).  I would imagine it is
	useable as the macro interpreter for the editor.

	I love X/Kedit thought it has some shortcomings.  Does anyone know
	how I might implement some of the word oriented vi functions such as
	'.' in REXX/KEXX.  They are some of the few features of vi that I like
	and find lacking in X/kedit.	

	Thanks for any help.

		--Andy Vida-Szucs