sutton@whelk.cis.ohio-state.edu (roy a sutton) (02/10/90)
This question is directed toward someone at Commodore or anyone who knows why the "ed" line editor opens it own window. The edi- tor would be more versatile if it would work with the calling window if one exists -- like sys:utilities/more... and opened a custom window only if it were "run" (ie run c:ed). My question: Is there a version of c:ed that works within the calling window as stated above? Or is the source available so that this modification can be made? Or can someone recommend another line editor (other that the vi compatibles) that work or could be modified to work this way? Has anyone modified a new version of emacs? ***** I know that I am not alone in realizing the utility of accessing AmigaDOS via a terminal connected to the serial port. Will the veterans let me in on their solutions! *****************************************************************
wfh58@leah.Albany.Edu (William F. Hammond) (02/11/90)
In article <76879@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, sutton@whelk.cis.ohio-state.edu (roy a sutton) writes: > This question is directed toward someone at Commodore or anyone > who knows why the "ed" line editor opens it own window. The edi- *** Actually "edit" is the line editor. "ed" is a *screen* editor. *** > tor would be more versatile if it would work with the calling > window if one exists -- like sys:utilities/more... and opened a *** "Commodore's "more" does at least give the appearance of "taking over" the window of the shell in which it is called. That is, it appears to be doing more than merely accessing "stdin", "stdout", and "stderr". It is a little difficult to take over the shell window in which you are called because you need to do gymnastics to find the pointer to that window. So in some sense you are fighting the system when you do it. At the very least you are taking over something that really isn't yours. *** > custom window only if it were "run" (ie run c:ed). > > My question: Is there a version of c:ed that works within the > calling window as stated above? Or is the source available so *** There is a program called "ked" that is an Amiga version of Unix "ed". It does appear to run within its parent shell window. It was included in the "RCS" release by Ray Brand and Rick Schaefer and may be found on a Fish Disk somewhere around 280. I cannot say whether it can be run "remotely". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- William F. Hammond Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics 518-442-4625 SUNYA, Albany, NY 12222 wfh58@leah.albany.edu wfh58@albnyvms.bitnet ----------------------------------------------------------------------