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From: caasnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Clifford Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Forth Tools in Emacs
Keywords: forth emacs tools programming
Message-ID: <734@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 13 Jul 88 18:35:08 GMT
Reply-To: caasnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Clifford Adams)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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	[I first sent this to comp.emacs, but then thought I'd try
	 this newsgroup too.--CAA]

	Has anyone written any tools for Emacs to handle Forth source
code?  I do most of my Forth editing using Emacs, and some simple
tools would help.  I don't have the time right now to learn Emacs Lisp
Lore and Incantations.

	What I would *really* like to see is a full Forth mode much
like the C mode of Emacs, with intelligent auto-indenting (such as
"indent after IF, until THEN").  Defuns such as
"move-point-to-next-forth-definition" would also be useful, as well as
comment handling procedures.

	Also, has anyone modified Tags to work with Forth?  My current
Forth project is 41991 bytes in 40 files!  It would be nice to easily
go to definitions without thinking "what buffer (of 40) is it in?".

	If you can help me with these requests, please send e-mail.
If I recieve any responses, I will summarize them to the Net.

-- 
 Clifford A. Adams  ---  "I understand only inasmuch as I become."
 ForthLisp Project Programmer   (Goal: LISP interpreter in Forth)
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