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In article <1992Nov17.172128.23199@cs.ucla.edu> wales@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales) writes:
>Any comments (good or bad) regarding Borland's programming editor,
>Brief?
>
>I recently got an offer in the mail to buy Brief at a discount, but
>before taking it, I'd like to hear what others on the net have to say.
>
>(I use mainly VI right now, BTW.  On my 386 at home, I use Elvis.)
>

	If you are a VI user, you will hate brief.  It just doesn't provide
enough challenge.  Sure, it's every bit as powerful as VI (if not more so),
but editing is done through unsatisfyingly simple commands, and not
incomprehensible strings of ascii garbage.  And anyone who has mastered the
arcane world of VI macros would scoff at the C-like macro language used by
Brief loving wimps.  Plus, with brief's keyword completion, language keywords
can be completed with as few as two keystrokes - a sure way to lose the typing
skills you've worked so hard to develop.  Multiple, resizeable windows,
compilation and error reports without leaving the editor, a real Undo function -
hey, it's for sissies.

	Seriously, Brief is probably the best editor around.  I'm suprised that
with a PD unix Brief available (I think it's called Crisp) anyone is still using
VI.  Unlike VI it's complexities only show up when you're doing complex things.
It can even handle text rectangles.  All in all, I can't really think of much
that I _don't_ like about Brief.  If you can get a good deal, and you've got the
money, get it now!
>-- 
>Rich Wales <wales@CS.UCLA.EDU> // UCLA Computer Science Department
>3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596 // +1 (310) 825-5683


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Mark Wright
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