Standard tricks with epoch?

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4 total messages Started by Henry Greenside Thu, 08 Oct 1992 18:06

#289

Author: Henry Greenside
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 18:06

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Epoch was recently installed on my RS/6000 and I am
having a hard time hard time figuring out how people
actually use the extra features that Epoch provides
(there are no devoted Epoch users here). The TeXinfo
information is too much a reference book. I have been a
fairly heavy and enthusiastic user of emacs to date.

Can someone summarize for me the ways in which they use
Epoch to be more productive? Can they give me examples
of dotfiles that they use?

	Thanks,

	Henry

Standard tricks with epoch?

#293

Author: Jim Thompson
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 21:58

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You write:

> Can someone summarize for me the ways in which they use
> Epoch to be more productive? Can they give me examples
> of dotfiles that they use?

Two things come to mind.  First, Epoch makes it much easier to customize
key bindings, especially for function keys, than does xemacs.  See the
function epoch::rebind-key.  (I have a file that describes how to take
advantage of Epoch's key-binding abilities, but the sample code in it is
specific to Sun-4 keyboards.  I'll send this file to you if you like.)

Second is Epoch's ability to apply multiple styles (fonts and colors) to
the same buffer.  I have epoch set up to display my C++ comments in bold
font, and the module headers in dark blue--similar settings for other
types of buffers.  There are two similar packages to do this; I use
Hilit, and can send you a copy if you need it.  The other is called
LiteBrite; Marc Andreessen (marca@ncsa.uiuc.edu) wrote it and can
probably send you a copy.

All in all Epoch is terrific;  Emacs 19 (IF we ever see it) is going to
have to be damn good to beat Epoch.

Jim
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Re: Standard tricks with epoch?

#297

Author: Sriram Srinivasah
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 15:35

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|> Two things come to mind.  First, Epoch makes it much easier to customize
|> key bindings, especially for function keys, than does xemacs.  See the
|> function epoch::rebind-key.  (I have a file that describes how to take
|> advantage of Epoch's key-binding abilities, but the sample code in it is
|> specific to Sun-4 keyboards.  I'll send this file to you if you like.)
|> 
|> Second is Epoch's ability to apply multiple styles (fonts and colors) to
|> the same buffer.  I have epoch set up to display my C++ comments in bold
|> font, and the module headers in dark blue--similar settings for other
|> types of buffers.  There are two similar packages to do this; I use
|> Hilit, and can send you a copy if you need it.  The other is called
|> LiteBrite; Marc Andreessen (marca@ncsa.uiuc.edu) wrote it and can
|> probably send you a copy.
|> 
|> All in all Epoch is terrific;  Emacs 19 (IF we ever see it) is going to
|> have to be damn good to beat Epoch.
|> 
|> Jim
|> --
|>    _     Jim Thompson           |  Western Geophysical
|>  _| ~-   thompson@wg2.waii.com  |  Exploration Products
|>  \,  _}  jimt@sugar.neosoft.com |  3600 Briarpark
|>    \(    (713) 964-6213         |  Houston, TX 77042

Jim,

If Hilit or Litebrite is in an anonymous ftp site, can you please post the address.
Alternatively, can you package and post it to the net. I'm sure a lot of people
will be interested. 

I've a request similar to the original poster. I'm coming to epoch after being
a power vi user. My attempts at learning the Ctrl-Meta etc. key bindings have
been frustrating in the past.

Sriram
(sriram@tcs.com)

Re: Standard tricks with epoch?

#299

Author: Earl Stutes
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 19:12

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	>>I've a request similar to the original poster. I'm coming to epoch after being
	>>a power vi user. My attempts at learning the Ctrl-Meta etc. key bindings have
	>>been frustrating in the past.


"power vi user" is an oxymoron.

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