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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/19/2021 7:11 AM, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote:
> Depends on your tasks and whether you keep getting "Compile aborted
> on line 1" when you make a change dozens of lines down. I had to
> struggle to get EVE to work at all every time I wanted to use it at a
> remote lab. That is not what I would call productive! But EDT always
> worked no matter where I was. It's like Stereo Review (or some other
> stereo mag) once said: you can always tell the difference between the
> sound quality of a working amp vs. that of a broken one! EVE was
> always a pain at remote labs just to get it to run at all. THAT IS
> NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL PRODUCTIVE!!!

I am little confused by this.

First compilation of TPU code is not part of normal editing. It is
part of developing TPU code. I don't consider TPU development
difficult, but obviously other may have a different experience.

Second EVE has been the default editor on VMS for a couple of decades
and I suspect that over 50% of VMS editing is done using EVE
And we have not been swamped with reports of EVE not working or being
difficult to get working. So I will assume that in most contexts then
EVE just work out of the box.

Arne