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In <DAVIS.92Jul31170548@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu ("John E. Davis") writes:


>I have seen questions such as ``Where can I find a simple editor for UNIX?''
>time and time again on this group.  [...]

Simple seems to mean different things to different people.  For example,
I have been looking for an editor to set up as the default editor for
new Unix users.  Most of them will only use it for editing the occasional
news article or e-mail message.  In this case, what makes it simple is that
they should be able to begin using it without instruction and without
having to read a manual.  Some of them will undoubtedly change to a more
advanced editor when they need to, perhaps making use of what they learned
with the simple one.  So far, I've found a couple, ee and pico, that come
close to what I want, but I'm still not satisfied.

>       a) not vi

The main advantage of vi is that almost every Unix box comes with it.
I really can't see recommending it to new users.  However, a simple
editor that is a vi subset might be okay.  Lvi and nvi try to do this
with vi macros, very cleverly I might add, but there are some limitations
they can't overcome.

>       b) editor that does not require building (eg. edit makefile, etc...)

This is not a problem for me.  I prefer to have source.

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