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

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On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 8:20:26 PM UTC-5, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 1:31:19 PM UTC+13, Arne Vajhøj wrote: 
> > On 11/8/2021 3:30 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: 
> >> On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:53:04 AM UTC+13, Arne Vajhøj 
> >> wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> EVE is mostly a super set of EDT functionality wise ... 
> >> 
> >> Except it was never saddled with anything so clunky as a “current 
> >> direction” mode ... 
> >> 
> > ???? 
> > 
> > EVE has direction.
> When I used it, it did not. It had separate commands for movement in forward versus backward directions. Just like any other editor -- except EDT.

Did you have a VT100? The arrow keys on their don't require separate direction keys.
If you have an LK201 (or whatever vt220 and up had) then you could use the Prev Screen and Next Screen buttons. 

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