[Info-vax] EDT and SET WORD [NO]DELIMITER

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 11/21/2011 12:55 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2011-11-20, Richard B. Gilbert<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  wrote:
>> On 11/20/2011 11:29 AM, Jojimbo wrote:
>>>
>>> EDT was EOL so many years ago.  Don't you think it would be an
>>> interesting challenge to accomplish what you want in EVE by writing
>>> some TPU code?  All the source is there in sys$examples and TPU really
>>> is a fascinating language.  Consider having native datatypes for
>>> patterns and buffers.  I suggest giving it a try rather than beating
>>> the EDT dead horse.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jim
>>
>> If EDT is the editor your fingers know. . . .
>>
>
> EDT keypad support is available within EVE and works just fine.
Can you use EDT "macros" in TPU?

EDT is not only the editor my fingers know, I've also developed a few 
EDT "macros".

I don't use VMS much any longer.  Most of my computer usage these days 
is my PC surfing the web.

I wish it were otherwise!

>
> BTW, EDT keypad support is also available within emacs on Linux (and
> presumably other Unix type systems) assuming you have a suitably capable
> terminal emulator.
>
> If you setup X correctly you can also use the EDT keypad in emacs in
> GUI mode (which I never do BTW, so I don't know what that involves these
> days).
>
> Simon.
>