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From: jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: an editor for use with X
Message-ID: <493@pan.UUCP>
Date: 15 Oct 88 16:41:24 GMT
Reply-To: jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson)
Organization: Adasoft AG, Solothurn, Switzerland
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From time to time in this group there are requests for information about
text editors that work with X.  A short time ago, Rob Pike posted some
information about his 'sam' editor being available through the AT&T Unix
Toolchest, and said that he was willing to send front ends for either X
or suntools to anyone who bought it.

I am very pleased to be able to say the following:

- We (Adasoft) bought it, through AT&T Unix Europe Ltd, no less.  I have
  not always had smooth sailing with UEL, but this time they did very,
  very well.  I hope this is a sign of things to come.

- The software as we received it from AT&T UEL included the X and suntools
  front ends, so it was not necessary to mail Rob and ask him for them.

- We are now using it on a Vaxstation 2000 with Ultrix 2.0 and X.V11R2 from
  the MIT distribution tape, and on an IBM RT/PC with AIX 2.2 and a beta
  release of X.V11R? from IBM.  Only minor adjustments to the makefiles were
  needed on the Vaxstation.  Slightly larger adjustments were necessary on
  the RT, but still nothing very serious.

- IT IS WONDERFUL.  The windowing interface works just fine, and the editor
  syntax is a wonder to behold.

If you are still looking for an editor to use with X, you certainly should
look seriously at sam.

jw