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Article #7352Re: query on IBM PC editors
From: John Crane
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1986 18:41
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1986 18:41
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I posted a review of esp from Software Resources in Santa Monica a couple of weeks back. You can do anything with it that you can with the other editors that keep getting mentioned. I recommend it for both programming and word processing applications. Don't like function keys? Esp only uses the 10 standard keys, but you can map them to Alt+ or Ctl+ combinations in a startup profile and forget about them from then on. The thing I really like about esp is if you have a large amount of main memory, you can edit up to 10 large C programs and flip back and forth between any of them at any time. If you have a color monitor, you can color each file a different color so you don't get mixed up. The problem I have with emacs is that the commands are so cryptic. Also, how about ^P to move up one line. Ever try that with one hand? The problem with vi is that it is a line editor posing as a full screen editor. I think we should move the subject of PC editors to net.religion where it belongs. John Crane
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