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From: filbo@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Bela Lubkin)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Wanted: WordStar-like editor
Summary: Key sequences ought to be installable in any editor
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Date: 11 Jun 89 23:37:31 GMT
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Disclaimer: I >am< R Pentomino.  I speak for no other organization.

In article <868@stag.UUCP> trb%stag@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Todd Burkey) writes:
> I recently released my folding editor (FOLDED) to mn.sources (needed
> local abuse first). This editor is around 6000 lines of code and
> currently has been tested on the IBM PC, Atari ST (TOS and MINIX), and
> a number of BSD 4.2 and SYS5 sites. It uses a vi-like command set, but I
> recently was able to simulate a rudimentary emacs/wordstar interface
> by adding only 40 lines of code (simulating the full command set from
> the Turbo Pascal manual didn't look too hard). I used Turbo Pascal for
> years and found that I used the editor for most of my PC text editing,
> however I never felt that the key sequences were all that good. A
> question: Do you really want to have the exact key sequences or just
> the functionality of such an editor?
Both; but as far as I'm concerned, the key sequences can be folded into
the functionality.  Having used the Turbo Pascal editor, you must be aware
that it allows you to install the keyboard sequences to your preferences.
>That< would be best: if the keyboard sequences were installable.  I'm sure
that would make the EMACS partisans feel a lot better as well.

I'll certainly look for the sources on comp.sources.unix; I will look at
going in and adding a full WS mode, which you can then distribute along with
the others...  >Bela<

PS: do you know stag!omni!emh?