IVANOVIC%VAXR@LLL-ICDC.ARPA ("Vladimir Ivanovic, x3-7786") (08/12/87)
DEC's LSE (Language Sensitive Editor) is nice, but it sports an EDT-like interface. Additionally, * Some keys on a VT220 are duplicates (FIND and PF3, PREV_SCREEN and GOLD-4, etc.). * Some keys are defined to be different from standard DCL keys (CTRL/E, CTRL/A). * There is no LEARN mode. * Some functions are different from either EDT or Eve (setting margins). I don't understand why DEC is forcing LSE users to struggle with an unfamiliar user interface when they've done such a good job (my opinion) with Eve and both editors are built with TPU. In short, I'm faced with either remembering two different editors which nevertheless have similiarities, or abandoning one. For me the choice is clear, LSE will go. Eve's LEARN mode by itself is worth it. I would appreciate hearing from any DEC employees in netland if they can enlighten me as to the reasoning behind the decisions regarding LSE's user interface. Is anyone who has married LSE and Eve willing to share the fruits of their labor? I expect the work needed to be reasonably extensive (several weekends worth), and some functionality may be missing because hooks into LSE are not always available. -- Vladimir
RMCQUEEN@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU (Robert C McQueen) (08/12/87)
As of version 2.0 of LSE (Language Sensitive Editor) there is an EVE interface. I'd suggest that you look at the SET MODE KEYPAD command. Robert McQueen Stevens Institute of Technology ------------