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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.editors
Subject: Re: wanted: very simple screen editor
Message-ID: <6698@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 11:12:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 19 11:12:10 1987
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Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
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In article <296@ginger.UUCP> mhb@ukfca1.UUCP () writes:
-Does anyone know of a VERY VERY SIMPLE screen editor for dumb terminals.
-What I want is something which a totally naive computer user can learn in
-5 minutes. All it needs to do is
-  - move the cursor around the screen, scrolling the text (arrow keys?)
-  - insert text (by typing it)
-  - delete text (using delete key?)
-It should not spring any surprises when wrong keys are pressed (ie. vi,
-emacs, etc. are not considered at all suitable).

Use EMACS with its keys bound to the desired commands and other command
keystrokes bound to something innocuous such as ring-bell.  You will have
to figure out how you want the user to terminate with and without saving
changes, then bind keys appropriately.