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In article <1990Nov14.033931.12883@evax.arl.utexas.edu> hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill) writes:

      I would just like a set defined for CERTAIN things:

    Editors - Open, Close, Move To Line, Move To Word, Query Word (Left|Right)
	      of Cursor, Cut, Paste, Copy, Search and Replace.


Cut, Paste and Copy _what_?

Before you dive into designing a standard, you need to design a couple
of other things. I think, first and foremost, you need a standard as
to what are "acceptable" formats for the Rexx commands specified by a
standard. It has to be something that will fit into the existing
commands for most editors.

For example, choosing some subset of the mg3 command set just _won't_
cut it. Mg3 is a good example of how Rexx commands shouldn't look -
because the Rexx command set is largely the GNU Emacs command set,
which was designed for a different purpose. Other editors are also
good examples of what not to do.

The other thing you have to do before starting on a standard is
design the command set. Just throwing stuff in as needed is a good
way to create problems. The above set looks like it's in that
category.

	<mike
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