[Info-vax] VI* on VMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/18/2024 8:48 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 10/18/2024 8:09 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2024-10-17, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> On 10/17/2024 8:53 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 10/17/2024 8:37 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>> For one simple but very important example, you have brace matching in
>>>>> emacs so you can easily check the closing brace matches the correct
>>>>> opening brace.
>>>>
>>>> EVE does not have that out of the box.
>>>>
>>>> But then EVE has relative little out of the box.
>>>>
>>>> You can add it.
>>>>
>>>> Either DIY or grab a copy of Kenneth Faitfield's
>>>> EVE_MATCH_DELIMITORS.
>>>>
>>>> I am afraid there are no online archive of INFO-TPU, but
>>>> the most valuable pieces will have survived somewhere
>>>> (I got the above).
>>>
>>> Here it is.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> How is this run ? Do you have to manually press a key to do the matching
>> or does the routine get called automatically as you type (as in emacs) ?
> 
> As is it is just a command. You can bind that command to a key of
> your choice.
> 
> Doing it automatically is an interesting question. I don't know how, but
> maybe there is a way in TPU - an "on something changed event". I don't
> think anyone wanted to do that back then (late 80's early 90's), but
> with todays CPU's then why not.

I took a look at the TPU manual. It does not look like there
is anything smart for this.

It would of course be possible to do a callout in all
procedures that change current position. But that is a very
intrusive solution.

Seems like CTRL/whatever is the best practical.

Arne