🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.editors
Article #2986

Re: Searching for an IDEAL editor

#2986
From: Fernando Pereira
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 19:52
40 lines
2133 bytes
In article <1igtb4INNrcp@sgi.iunet.it> peanuts@dist.dist.unige.it (Baudino Alberto Bruzzone Gabriele Durante Antonio) writes:
>
>Hello, folks !
>I have a little problem : I must write/modify a lot of C code for a robotic
>navigation simulation program ( I'm a student in electronic engineering
>at University of Genoa ) but I'm very tired of VI's mental perversions.
>Therefore I'm searching for an editor for UNIX and/or X11 which allows :
>
>1) to utilize arrow keys (in insert mode !) to position the cursor.
>2) to utilize DEL key (in insert mode!) to delete character at cursor position.
>3) to utilize Home,End,PgDn,PgUp keys for a fast change of cursor position.
>4) to utilize mouse to position the cursor and/or to cut/copy/paste portions oftext.
>
>Does any of you know if exists an IDEAL editor with aforesaid characteristics ?
>If yes, how can I get it ? (It's sufficient that you give me the FTP address
>where I can find and get it).
>
>Thanks in advance !
>
>My e-mail is : peanuts@dist.dist.unige.it.
>
>
>                                "Necessity is the mother of invention"


I think you should try FPTED.
It has mouse support and you can may any key in your keyboard to perform
what you need. (you can also map mouse buttons).

You can get the sources using annonimous ftp at minerva.inesc.pt .


Fernando 


-- 
*********************************************************************
*   Fernando J. G. Pereira     IST/INESC                            *
*   Lisboa - Portugal          fjp@minerva.inesc.pt                 *
*********************************************************************
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1993Jan8.195231.2912@inesc.pt>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!inesc.inesc.pt!usenet
References: <1igtb4INNrcp@sgi.iunet.it>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!inesc.inesc.pt!usenet
From: fjp@minerva.inesc.pt (Fernando Pereira)
Subject: Re: Searching for an IDEAL editor
Message-ID: <1993Jan8.195231.2912@inesc.pt>
Keywords: editor
Sender: usenet@inesc.pt (USENET News System)
Nntp-Posting-Host: minerva-2.inesc.pt
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, LISBOA. PORTUGAL.
References: <1igtb4INNrcp@sgi.iunet.it>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:52:31 GMT
Lines: 40