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

Simon Clubley clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Mon Nov 21 14:19:07 EST 2011


On 2011-11-21, Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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?
>

No. However I found that the keypad support was enough for me to move
from EDT to EVE/TPU. The advantages (multiple windows, large windows,
long line support, etc) far outweighed having to learn TPU for a few
things. The important thing was that I didn't have to re-learn the
editing keys I used every day.

The same was equally true when I moved to emacs on Linux. I have been
able to maintain the same editing keys even though, once again, there
was a new editor language to learn.

> 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 work with both Linux and VMS every day and it's really nice to be
able to use the same editing keystrokes in each different environment.

Simon.

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