dean.gaudet@canremote.uucp (DEAN GAUDET) (08/27/89)
I've decided it's about time that I learn an editor that is portable (or ported to other platforms often). I'm tired of learning a new editor each and every time I switch to a new OS. (Sound familiar?) EMACS appears to be the winner. But, there are a few flavours of EMACS for the Amiga... I need help deciding which one is best for me. Here's what I'd like: (I can program - so given the source, I could add things which are missing) - support for aux: -like devices (ie: able to run from remote terminal) - macro interpreter (just in case) - Arexx interface (nice - but not necessary if has its own macro lang) - support for Amiga, PC, VMS, and various Unix-alikes. - source code I currently have MicroEMACS 3.10 (the new one), and mg2a (any newer versions out there?). I've been fooling around with MicroEMACS more than with mg2a. It doesn't have aux: support, but doesn't look difficult to add. (If I can ever get the Aztec code to compile under Lattice... :(). Please - no replies refering me to UEdit, CygnusEd, or other Amiga-specific editor UNLESS they can do the above as well :). If it makes the net happier, reply directly to me and I'll summarize. Thanks in advance. Dean Gaudet UUCP: dean.gaudet@canremote.uucp BITNET: dgaudet@uncamult Phone: (416) 791-8614 "Shad lives!" --- * Via ProDoor 3.1aR
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (08/30/89)
In article <89082723054818@masnet.uucp> (DEAN GAUDET) writes: >Here's what I'd like: (I can program - so given the source, I could add >things which are missing) > >- support for aux: -like devices (ie: able to run from remote terminal) This is fairly easy to put into MicroEMACS, what isn't there yet is the ability to switch between terminals "on the fly" so to speak. You can see that this is the direction Dan is heading, since all of the terminal specific routines are put into one capabilities vector, all that is required is a selection mechanisim for the terminal type. In the meantime it's probably easier to compile a separate version with the aux: handling code built into it. And run that when you are on the serial line. >- macro interpreter (just in case) It's got this, I haven't used it extensively. >- Arexx interface (nice - but not necessary if has its own macro lang) I'm adding this and that code will be available sometime, probably this year. I'd like to get Dan's ok on how to implement ARexx type commands on the input stream so that other systems could use the same mechanism. >- support for Amiga, PC, VMS, and various Unix-alikes. This it has, although as you have noticed, you can't compile the code with Lattice and have it work out of the box. The bug has to be in the Amigados.c code because after I replaced that with my own code it worked fine. >- source code That's easy, you already have the source :-) There is another interesting question that could use answering. Emacs supports user specifyable colors. (two) One foreground and one background. Now on the Amiga you can do this with a one bitplane screen, you just set the color map for colors 0 and 1 appropriately depending on the command. Now the question remains, what exactly is the behaviour of the screen when you set the foreground and background colors ? Can the top half have one pair of characters and the bottom half another? If so one would have to do a wee bit of copper magic to support that (although it is pretty easy copper magic, acolyte level spell) Anyone have a preference? Any it is an interesting program to hack, this is quite true. --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you. "If I were driving a Macintosh, I'd have to stop before I could turn the wheel."