milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) (05/21/88)
Does anyone know of an editing program that can be used under VMS/Vaxwindows
which will allow you to have a seperate window for each text file and
cut and paste text between them (preferably using the mouse for select
and other functions).
EDT is a waste under windows since it refuses to handle windows bigger than
24x80.
EVE/VAXTPU is better because it supports 60x80 (and bigger) windows but it
still doesn't handle seperate windows for seperate files (it can split
screen a single window, but not put it's files in seperate window frames)
Anyone have any ideas? Please reply to my UNIX mailbox if possible, I don't
get to read news often enough to avoid missing stuff.
Greg Corson
19141 Summers Drive
South Bend, IN 46637
(219) 277-5306 (weekdays till 6 PM eastern)
{pur-ee,rutgers,uunet}!iuvax!ndmath!miloMCGUIRE@GRIN1.BITNET ("The Sysco Kid ", McGuire,Ed) (05/27/88)
Greg,
EVE will handle multiple files in the same editing session and permit you
to cut and paste text between them. Eve supports one or two windows on
screen at once. Here's an overview of the procedure. Since I don't know
your knowledge level I'm making very few assumptions.
1. Split the screen into two windows if desired. Use the EVE command TWO
WINDOWS.
2. Copy each file you want open into its own EVE buffer. Use the EVE command
GET FILE. The buffer will be named for the file. The current window will
display the new buffer.
3. Select which buffer(s) you want in the window(s). To display a different
buffer in the current window, use the EVE command BUFFER.
4. Navigate between windows performing editing operations such as cut and
paste. To go to the other window, use the EVE command OTHER WINDOW.
The commands can be abbreviated as long as they remain unique. To invoke an
EVE command, press [Do], type the command, press [Return]. If the command
requires additional information and you did not provide it after the command,
you will be prompted to enter it by EVE. If you use them frequently, define
keys which invoke the commands for you, using the EVE commands LEARN and SAVE
EXTENDED TPU.
For additional information, use the EVE command HELP or consult the
documentation.
I hope you find this helpful.
Ed