nhoj@arioch.msd.hitachi.UUCP (06/20/89)
David Neves asks how to have an edit and Lisp window on a Mac or PC clone: This is what I do on my Amiga, I suspect the Mac with Multifinder can do much the same thing. Before I start up Lisp, I start up my editor (any small memory editor that you like, MicroEmacs comes with AmigaDOS 1.3), then I start Lisp. When I want to edit a large function, I use the editor, save, and load into Lisp. If (when) it fails, I switch back to the edit window, edit, and repeat. For small functions I sometimes type them into my lisp enviorn, then prettyprint them out to a file, which I load into my editor for comments and enhancements. I also keep a shell window open to list and more files in, and often run two or three copies of my editor, but I don't think Macs will let you do this. If you have access to an Amiga or UNIX box that supports windowing, this is ideal. If you do have access to an Amiga, McCauley Software makes a cheap ($90), yet solid Common Lisp, and the TxEd editor is very nice (and small). Hope this helps: nhoj (John W.S. Marvin) ;John Marvin, Hitachi Computer Products (America) ;UUNET: nhoj@hitachi.com
stan@valley.UUCP (Stanley L. Kameny) (06/23/89)
> David Neves asks how to have an edit and Lisp window on a Mac or > PC clone: > I don't know about the Mac, but on my PC clone, I run lisp in conjunction with Sidekick. This works very well. I use the Sidekick's Notepad as an editor to select edit and save files, and then paste any section of the working file into lisp to operate. The file and the operating version of lisp are just a keystroke apart. Any displayed output from lisp can be cut and pasted into the work file, if that is desired. I tried Sidekick Plus but found that it took more memory and was less convenient to use. Windows could also be used, but it is less powerful as an editor, uses much more space, and I find it more cumbersome than Sidekick. So of the three, the original Sidekick works best! Stan Kameny stan_kameny@rand.org