louie@umd5.UUCP (09/08/85)
What flavor text editor is provided with the Amiga developer's system? I
presume that some sort of editor is around, otherwise it will be difficult
to write C programs. I'm hoping it is EMACS-like...
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UUCP: {seismo!umcp-cs, ihnp4!rlgvax}!cvl!umd5!louieeric@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Eric Lavitsky) (09/11/85)
Hi,
There are two editors provided: ED and EDIT. ED is a full screen
editor and EDIT is a line editor. I use ED, so I can't comment on
EDIT. The editor is usable, though far from being EMACS -it has a
limited number of functions, and the key binding are a bit weird
(no doubt some British humour). The Editors are part of AmigaDOS,
and reside in the system commands directory. Commodore will also be
releasing a MacWrite clone called TextCraft, which was done by
Arktronics (the people who did Jane for the C128).
The Editor is a little like vi - there is an extended command mode
you enter when you type escape. It is also a little like Emacs in
that you are always in insert mode. It would probably be very easy
to port Emacs over to it - the standard console device is very close
to a full X3.64 implementation. A friend from Unipress has offered
to give it a wack, but I am a little too paranoid about letting my
machine go away for any length of time. Someone else once expressed
interest in porting GNU code over to it... I will post the list of
ED commands as soon as I have my manuals with me at the same time I'm
at a terminal.
Eric
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