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Re: ed.ex / non-gui editors - survey

• Posted by Alvin Koffman <alvin_ka9qlq at yahoo.com> Nov 30, 2001
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Amen. And it would be nice  to have the win32lib words colored, and easily
updateable as new words come out.
Alvin
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Sabal.Mike at notations.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: ed.ex / non-gui editors - survey



I use a number of different editing tools depending on the task and
environment.  I use ed.ex most often when programming DOS or includes on my
laptop.  I like it as it is because of its simplicity (much like Euphoria
itself).  As useful as I find Mike's Editor, and as comprehensive as
Judith's IDE is, I think a standard RDS version of ed.exw for Windows is a
must (and not just a nice frame around a DOS box, either).
For my paying job, I need tools and examples that I can rip apart and
rebuild into a more specialized form in about half an hour.  I also have a
boss that is only beginning to acknowledge the power and efficiency of
Euphoria (even though he thinks the name is weird).  A couple months ago I
needed a viewer for reformatted X12 (EDI) documents.  With permission and
guidance, I gratefully took an existing editor from the archives and added
the necessary changes.  Due to the complexity of the editor-in-question,
there were some things that my boss wanted to see that I couldn't give him
in the time allowed.  The viewer does its job well for the time and money
spent on it (virtually 0), and I am truly appreciative of the help I
received; but an ed.exw-based viewer could have more easily pushed my boss's
"WOW" button.

My nickel's worth,
Michael J. Sabal

>>> ken_rhodes30436 at yahoo.com 11/30/01 02:57PM >>>

Hello Everyone,

I am interested in knowing how many of you (us) use
ed.ex, or any modified version.

Does anyone feel it is worth Robert's time and effort
to update ed.ex with features that make it more
powerful and easy to use; if so - what features would
you like to see implemented?

Do you think it would be worth Rob's effort to enhance
ed.ex just to make it a better more elaborate example
of Euphoria's power?

Your comments will be appreciated.  Feel free to
respond to me directly if you wish.

Thanks,
Ken Rhodes
ken_rhodes30436 at yahoo.com