Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!sunic!kth!draken!d88-jwa From: d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (All this was brought to you by h+@nada.kth.se Replys via email welcome!) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: MacWorld Message-ID: <1425@draken.nada.kth.se> Date: 17 Aug 89 16:52:43 GMT References: <13546@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <1422@draken.nada.kth.se> <1989Aug17.113507.11903@aucs.uucp> Reply-To: d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 34 In article <1989Aug17.113507.11903@aucs.uucp> peter@aucs.uucp (Peter Steele) writes: [ Commenting on my previous posting ] >If I was to choose a word processor, case transposing would not be high >on my list of requirements. It's something I need occassionally, but >certainly can live without it. Autoindent can be achieved very easily >in Word using the left hand indent. I think one has to be careful Actually, the autoindent I want can NOT be achieved using rulers in WORD or any other WP program. And case transposal is something I would REALLY like to have. Just my taste, your obviously varies. >in comparing a wordprocessor to a program editor. I can't imagine >that EMACS would make a very good wordprocessor, but it's probably Actually, it can be. Especially if you re-hacked it just a little to handle style sheets and proportional spacing... A fast LISP machine should handle it real smooth... >an acceptable program editor. The requirements of the two types of >editors are simply different. To quote the song playing on MTv right now: I want it all (and I want it now) I do a lot of typing AND coding, and switching editors and missing features in one that are available in another is a pain in the #ss. That's my opinion. Anyone cares to mail me their suggestion of the ultimate text input/edit program is welcome! h+@nada.kth.se -- This is your fortune from h+@nada.kth.se: Going the speed of light is bad for your age.