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From: richard@neabbs.UUCP (RICHARD RONTELTAP)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Dead or alive: Simple editor for XENIX
Message-ID: <126023@neabbs.UUCP>
Date: 3 Apr 89 21:21:41 GMT
Organization: NEABBS multi-line BBS +31-20-717666 (13x), Amsterdam, Holland
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Currently, our home made BBS (running on SCO XENIX /386 2.2.3) has an
edlin-type editor, which, frankly, is getting on my nerves.

It would be much nicer to have a simple-to-use (and learn), full screen editor.
There are a number of editors available like VI, Micro Emacs, Mined (MINEX)
and many more, but: They all have way too many features for BBS usage!
(And some, like VI, are too difficult to learn for our BBS users)

So, before I start reinventing the wheel:

       Is there a simple, PD, full screen editor out there?

I think it should have these options:

- Move: up, down, left, right, page up/down, word forward/backward, home, end.
- Delete: characters (BS and Del), words, lines.
- Insert: toggle.
- Save/abort.
- Find/replace
- No modes! (ala VI)

and maybe:
- Block: copy, move, delete

Pretty basic, nah?

Any pointers appreciated!

Richard
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