Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu!john From: john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu (John R. Schutz) Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm Subject: Re: Hey Syd, here's a couple of ideas! Message-ID: Date: 22 Jun 91 01:43:08 GMT References: <1991Jun20.044510.781@osh3.OSHA.GOV> <1991Jun20.141539.16160@DSI.COM> <1991Jun20.192712.26853@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <44974@netnews.upenn.edu> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Organization: Those wacky, wacky fellas at UT's CSR Lines: 26 rsk@juniper.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec) writes: >In <1991Jun20.141539.16160@DSI.COM> syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) writes: >>I would love a 'simple' editor to distribute with Elm as a contributed >>product. >as part of Elm. Elm is a mail-reader/sender -- not an editor, not a >news reader, not a reminder service, etc. If an editor was to be distributed with Elm, there is nothing that would force you to use that editor, just as now there is nothing to force you to use a specific external editor. >Elm is capable of calling vi/ex/whatever to the editing work; Right. Just as it would still be able to if an editor was sent with Elm. At least I would hope so. john -- | John R. Schutz | Email&NeXTmail: | | A learning NeXTie | john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu | | (512)328-0587 | The 23rd periodic element is Vanadium | | 3009 Hatley Dr., Austin, TX 78746 | 'V'. V is roman numeral for 5. Hmmm |