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From: peter@aucs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Program Editor
Message-ID: <370@aucs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 08:14:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 10 08:14:05 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jun-87 01:49:27 EDT
Reply-To: peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele)
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Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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I hate to post a message like this (there's already enough talk about
editors), but I'd like to have some info on good program editors for
the PC (inexpensive or PD, we're broke here!). Some specific features
I am looking for are:

    -auto-indent variable tabs that checks the file extension for
     the amount of indent to use (I like 2 space indent for Pascal
     and dBase, 4 for C, and 8 (non-variable) for assembler). The
     latest version of WordStar 4.0 can do this but it is expensive
     and my employer won't spend that amount of money for just a
     program editor.

    -WordStar compatibility: I've been using WordStar and Turbo Pascal
     for a long time and prefer the WordStar command layout over any
     other editor I've used. This isn't an absolute requirement,
     just a wish-list item.

    -column blocks would be nice

    -good macro ability

    -take file name on the command line

These are just some of the things I'd like to see. I've tried out PC/VI
and don't like it. I've also tried out the WordPerfect program editor
PE and have nothing good to say about it (unlike WordPerfect which is
quite good). The reason I'm looking is that I've just started a new job
and my employer does not have anything suitable; for the previous five
years I've been using mostly WordStar for document/nondocument editing.
I'm doing a lot of C and dBase programming now and need something in
particular that would work well with these languages (especially dBase
since it has to load the editor while it stays resident).

Any suggestions would be VERY appreciated. Prices, addresses, etc., 
preferred.  Thanx.


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