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What editor(s) do you program with?

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From: cswarren
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1988 16:53
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I am sick and tired of always reaching for the mouse when I
write programs (which is what I [try to] write most on the Mac).
Without much more than rumors about the MPW interface,
I was hopeful that it would provide a decent editor.
But NO-O-O!  It has the most awkward system I've ever
seen.  (Yes, Mac-landers, it's more clumsy than even
that ugly UN*X).  Option-this, Command-that, double click
here, triple-click there.  Commando??  BEAM ME UP!
I suppose this was Apple's roundabout way of ensuring no one would
charge them with stealing the interface -- out of embarassment.

I happen to like vi.  uEMACS is better, sure, but the latest version
(3.8?) I downloaded from sumex locked up my Mac in short order
so I don't trust it.  February's MacUser describes QUED/M and
compares some of its functions with UN*X, but I don't trust MacUser.

So, Mac Programmers, what do you use?  How do you like it?
Does it use TextEdit?  Does it conform to the Mac interface
guidelines?  Please mail directly to me, and I'll summarize
to the net if appropriate.

		Awaiting Flames,
		Warren Gish
		cswarren@violet.berkeley.edu
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