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In article <DAVIS.92Nov1225413@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu>, davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu ("John E. Davis") writes:

> 
>   I will try to emulate the Application keypad functions (right down to the
> GOLD key-number to cause repeations).  However, there will be some
> differences.  For example, I do not like the way FIND and SUBS work.  I see no
> reason to have the user insert the search string into the buffer, only to yank
> it back out to the paste buffer destroying what is there.  This really sounds
> like a kludge to me which I do not want to duplicate.  What do EDT users
> think?
> 
I agree, I never liked the EDT-style SUBS function. I prefer the EVE approach,
which acts as a search&replace mode, whichis how I implemented it when
I modified MicroEMACS. Hit GOLD-Enter, type the old_string, hit ENTER, ADV
or BACK, type the new string, then hit ENTER, ADV or BACK again. It then
finds the string and prompts with a Yes, No, All, Quit  type of request.

Steve

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In article <1d2nrdINN40f@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM> smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC) writes:
>In article <DAVIS.92Nov1225413@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu>, davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu ("John E. Davis") writes:
>
>> 
>>   I will try to emulate the Application keypad functions (right down to the
>> GOLD key-number to cause repeations).  However, there will be some
>> differences.  For example, I do not like the way FIND and SUBS work.  I see no
>> reason to have the user insert the search string into the buffer, only to yank
>> it back out to the paste buffer destroying what is there.  This really sounds
>> like a kludge to me which I do not want to duplicate.  What do EDT users
>> think?
>> 
>I agree, I never liked the EDT-style SUBS function. I prefer the EVE approach,
>which acts as a search&replace mode, whichis how I implemented it when
>I modified MicroEMACS. Hit GOLD-Enter, type the old_string, hit ENTER, ADV
>or BACK, type the new string, then hit ENTER, ADV or BACK again. It then
>finds the string and prompts with a Yes, No, All, Quit  type of request.

EDT has two other substitute commands besides the strange one that is
bound to GOLD-KPenter.  If you use the line-mode "SUBSTITUTE" command
along with the "/QUERY" qualifier you will get exactly the type of
operation that you are talking about.  NOKEYPAD substitute takes a
repeat count and operates on the rest of the buffer.

These are fully implemented in my company's commercial EDT+ product
for UNIX.
-- 
Chris Faylor		Boston Business Computing, Ltd.
cgf@ednor.bbc.com	"I am not here."

> I see no
> reason to have the user insert the search string into the buffer, only to yank
> it back out to the paste buffer destroying what is there.  This really sounds
> like a kludge to me which I do not want to duplicate.  
> 

          Agreed.  I have been an EDT user for about 10 years now.
          (Does that give me extra votes? :-) )  The first thing I did
          was redefine Gold/Enter to be the nokeypad mode command

          	"(S/?'Old string: '/?'  New string: '/)."

          A couple of subtleties worth emulating: Search commands
          perform an implicit SELECT (Set Mark) operation on the
          search string if it's found, allowing the user to do a CUT
          operation on it.  Also, the change case (Gold-KP1) command
          acts on either select range or, if no select range is
          defined, the current character.  

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