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Re: VI features, Editors, etc...

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From: Michael T. Heins
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1986 13:47
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In article <7107@boring.mcvax.UUCP> guido@boring.uucp (Guido van Rossum) writes:
>... Why would it be
>impossible to add complete mouse support and standard cut/paste to an
>Emacs-like editor?
>
It wouldn't.  I use John Brunner's uw program with GNU all the time.  I have
installed in GNU the mouse functions posted a while back by Chris Kent
/ Elgin Lee, and it works great!  I find myself using the keyboard for most
things, but for cut & paste, the mouse interface can't be beat.

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From: heins@orion.UUCP (Michael T. Heins)
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Subject: Re: VI features, Editors, etc...
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Date: Fri, 17-Oct-86 09:47:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 17 09:47:36 1986
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