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From: shap@delrey.sgi.com (Jonathan Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: MPW wish list
Message-ID: <3566@odin.SGI.COM>
Date: 4 Feb 90 23:11:33 GMT
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One of the things that has always bothered me about MPW is that its
editor is hardwired in.

I have used other editors, most recently vi and emacs, for a long
time, and I find that moving to the mouse every two seconds to correct
typos in the line above really cuts into my throughput.  Also, the mac
editor isn't programmable, so the hacks I have put together to do
sophisticated indenting, etc. can't be done there.

I would be willing to write my own editor if the interface could be
published or if I could get it from Apple by asking for it.

Any chance of this happening?

Jon Shapiro