Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!cadre!pitt!cisunx!ejkst From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Editor Flame (MicroEmacs) Message-ID: <5834@cisunx.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 20:40:09 EST Article-I.D.: cisunx.5834 Posted: Sat Dec 5 20:40:09 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 22:11:25 EST References:Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 30 In article , mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes: > I just spent a lot of time downloading (at least it was at 9600 baud) > the source code for MicroEmacs 3.9e, unpacking and compiling it. > > I run the program only to find it opening a 640x200 window on my > interlaced, morerow-expanded workbench. Clicking on the right button > reveals no menu bar. Clicking the mouse in the window does not change > the cursor position. Resizing the window results in no change in the > program's behavior. [...] > ability to talk to a shell, *and* an extension language? With these > features, it wouldn't be too hard to construct an "integrated > programming environment" (such as Turbo Pascal, LightSpeed C or > Benchmark Modula-2) with just the plain Lattice or Aztec compilers. [...] > I think I'll stick with mg until version 2a comes out, and think about > adding the features I want that aren't there. Or maybe it's time to > find out what Matt added to DME. ...or what Rick Stiles has added to Uedit. It's not emacs based, but integrated environments can, and have already been, done easily. I have environments for TDI modula-2 and Aztec C. The improvement in recent versions is major, so if you haven't seen it recently, check it out. (Oh yeah, it automatically uses morerows, interlace, and setfont. I get 40 lines of topaz 11 plus title bar and message line. ) > Michael Portuesi / Carnegie Mellon University Eric Kennedy