bcw@duke.UUCP (09/22/83)
From: Bruce C. Wright @ Duke University Re: IBM PC Editors Excuse me if this has already been discussed to death (it probably has), but I am looking for reasonable PROGRAMMING editors for the IBM-PC and lookalikes (i. e., no word processors). The supplied edlin is rather weak as an editor. My preferences would be for something along the lines of the Unix "vi" or (in the DEC world) EDT or TECO. (note that all of these editors are rather different from each other, the point is that each is rather powerful in its way, which the edlin editor is not). I have heard good things about VEDIT and bad things about the IBM Personal Editor and Professional Editor. Are there any disagreements to this (probably, but what are your reasons), and are there any other really good editors out there I should investigate? Please reply to me (as I am not usually on the net) and, ONLY if your submission might be of interest to others, to the net. Thank you - Bruce C. Wright @ Duke University
jko@ecsvax.UUCP (09/23/83)
you might want to take a look at edix from emerging technologies consultants in boulder. i work primarily with word processors, but my son uses edix for his programming. it has multiple screens, 12 separate buffers, and most of the editing commands one would want with the exception that block moves have to be made by lines. each of the screens can be set with its own tabs, colors, and margins. jon ocko @ ncsu
bees@drux3.UUCP (Ray Davis) (09/23/83)
I have not used it personally, but you might take a look at EDIX
from Emerging Technology. I think it is similar to vi, and it
isn't a word processor (WORDIX is their word processor). Their
software is available at most Computerland outlets. It was written
by some fine people here in Boulder, CO.
Ray Davis AT&T Information Systems Labs @ Denver (303)538-3991
{ihnp4|hogpc}!druxy!beesspeaker@umcp-cs.UUCP (09/26/83)
Yes, VEDIT is supposed to be quite good. Its like a full-screen TECO. The PE (Personal Editor) is probably the better of the two IBM full-screen editors for a hacker. Its not bad. It has a pro file so that you can define functions for each of the keys and it is full-screen. Not the most powerfull editor in the world (far below vi) though. -- - Speaker speaker@umcp-cs speaker.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay
speaker@umcp-cs.UUCP (09/26/83)
Ah yes! Edix and Wordix. These were written by some former bell labs people so its no wonder that Wordix (a word processor) looks a lot like nroff and Edix has all of those fancy window functions. Well priced to. -- - Speaker speaker@umcp-cs speaker.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay