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From: jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.editors
Subject: Re: UNIX needs a real text editor
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Date: 14 Mar 89 09:24:22 GMT
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Ideas about what constitutes a WYSIWYG editor aside, the "sam" editor
runs under X, and does everything that you mentioned in your posting.
Including position in a file with the mouse, cut/paste/copy text with
the mouse, resize windows (editor windows *and* the enclosing X window).
It can also have multiple files in multiple windows, multiple windows
on a single file (all of which are kept current), and for complex edit
tasks it has a truly wonderful command language.  For trivial or simple
edit tasks, the command language can be ignored, and all work done with
the mouse/keyboard.

We are currently using it on Vaxstation 2000 and IBM RT/PC, both with
X.V11R3.  It also comes with front ends for Suntools, and downloadable
front ends for blit and 630 terminals.

It is available from the AT&T Unix Toolchest (AT&T Unix Europe Ltd.),
and costs $100 for a site source license.

jw