[Info-vax] Editors, was: Re: VT keyboard replacement

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 11/9/21 10:21 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 11/9/2021 9:57 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <smbq3b$o9$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley 
>> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>> On 2021-11-08, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) 
>>> <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
>>>> In article <b6c4a416-0ccf-4518-b5fa-039d8d23f88cn at googlegroups.com>,
>>>> =?UTF-8?Q?Lawrence_D=E2=80=99Oliveiro?= <lawrencedo99 at gmail.com> 
>>>> writes:
>>>>> On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 6:27:48 PM UTC+13, Phillip Helbig 
>>>>> (undress to reply) wrote:
>>>>>> It is the most efficient, not the most powerful. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> As in helping you to be the most productive?
>>>>
>>>> Exactly.
>>>
>>> How exactly ?
>>>
>>> By today's standards, EDT's limited functionality makes it the
>>> assembly language version of editors when compared to other editors
>>> which are fully featured editors.
>>
>> Where is the list of *today's standards* for editors?
> 
> "today's standard" does not imply a formal (ANSI/ISO) standard just
> some relative vague general expectations.

It's called "de facto" and it has been around a lot longer than
"today".


bill