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Article #11243Re: Cygnus macros from ARexx
From: Perry Kivolowitz
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1989 17:22
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1989 17:22
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The difficulty in doing a full vi macro package is not that CEDPro limits
macro bindings to keys that don't have other HARD bindings. The difficulty
is that VI is a modal editor whereas CEDPro is not.
It is difficult for any amodal editor (such as EMACS) to emulate fully an
editor in which distinct modes exist.
Concerning the key binding limitation on CEDPro:
It is quite likely that this restriction will be removed in the next release
of the editor. The limitation was a design decision based on personal pref-
erences of the author, not based upon technical issues. Since there is a
publicly stated distaste for this limitation, it will disappear.
Concerning macro file structure:
As has been requested here, we will publish the file structure of the macro
files and look forward to your use of this information to create a more
convenient method for macro manipulation.
Perry
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ukma!xanth!nic.MR.NET!shamash!tank!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!perry From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Cygnus macros from ARexx Keywords: CED ARexx macros vi Message-ID: <434@madnix.UUCP> Date: 29 Jan 89 17:22:54 GMT References: <2323@cadovax.UUCP> <15259@cisunx.UUCP> Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz) Organization: ASDG Incorporated Lines: 28