nadkarni@erlang.dec.com (Ashok P. Nadkarni DTN 226-7448) (02/14/89)
>Seems like the three most outstanding contenders for the best >shareware --*programmers'*-- (ASCII processing) editor are >1. Blackbeard Programmers' Editor 7.25 >2. PCWrite 3.02 >3. MicroEmacs (What Version is this?) Well, you left out my favourite - Freemacs. It is free, it comes with source, and the entire (and I mean ENTIRE) editor is programmable. The editor is written in the MINT programming language, and all changes/extensions are written in this. I looked at all the three above and they don't come close in terms of programmability (which was most important to me). Mice support is included. If you don't like what the mouse does, change it! This editor is a real gem. Thanks Russ Nelson ! The drawbacks are - file size < 64K, max 2 windows, learning MINT is about as hard (or easy) as LISP (you don't have to learn MINT if you don't want to add or extend it) and it takes a while to get up to speed on it. Also, since all functions are in interpreted MINT, it is sometimes a little slow on a 4.77Mhz PC but still good enough to make my it personal choice. /Ashok Nadkarni Standard disclaimer applies.