amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) (03/19/91)
Can somebody tell me whare I can get a simple TEXT editor for Unix? We need it for non-programers who need to edit configuration files, etc. EMACS and VI are too rich for this purpose. E.G.: Is there anything like the "SEE" text editor for DOS on UNix? P.S. -- Sorry for the previous posting asking for a word processor -- I misunderstood my bosses question. <> Allen M. Cohen Internet: amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com <> <> 3041 E. Black Hills Ct. UUCP: elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov!agi0!allen <> <> Westlake Village, Ca. 91362 Telephone: (805) 498-9611 ext. 195 <> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
jeenglis@alcor.usc.edu (A mutable language) (03/19/91)
amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) writes: >Can somebody tell me whare I can get a simple TEXT editor for Unix? >We need it for non-programers who need to edit configuration files, >etc. EMACS and VI are too rich for this purpose. >E.G.: Is there anything like the "SEE" text editor for DOS on UNix? You might want to consider using 'ex' (vi in line-oriented mode). My roommate picked it up in about two hours and is perfectly happy with it. A full-screen display isn't really necessary; he normally uses a Macintosh, and ex's line-oriented display doesn't bother him at all. Plus, it's much simpler to learn and use than visual mode or emacs. --Joe English jeenglis@alcor.usc.edu
gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (03/19/91)
In article <1991Mar18.180553.1806@wlbr.imsd.contel.com> amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) writes: >Can somebody tell me whare I can get a simple TEXT editor for Unix? >We need it for non-programers who need to edit configuration files, >etc. EMACS and VI are too rich for this purpose. The text editor that many of us prefer, Rob Pike's "sam", is easy for nontechnical people to use, since it supports mouse-driven cut and paste, but it also has some powerful features for those who can exploit them. You can obtain "sam" for a nominal licensing and transmittal fee via AT&T's UNIX System ToolChest, which can be accessed by dialing (201)522-6900 at 1200 baud and logging in as "guest". Your users will need a Sun workstation, AT&T 5620 DMD, AT&T 630 MTG, or an X11 terminal, since that's all the special terminal support currently available for "sam" (once you have the ToolChest version, contact me for BRL's merged version that supports all those terminals and includes bug fixes etc.).