Re: Base Set: Suggested additions & removals.

[Michael Dietrich <mdt@mdt.in-berlin.de>]

> > > 	Alright, the more I think about this, the more I think that James
> > > 	is probably right. (NO flames, people can change there minds can't
> > > 	they?) Mc doesn't belong in the base set.
> > i agree to this. neither does vi or emacs belong there, even if emacs
> > whould be an 30KB sized editor. 
> > > However I do think more attention should be paid to the user. (not
> > > alot more just some.)
> > THIS is the correct aproach. in the base system an editor is needed,
> > that everybody can use, not only those vi-nerds (like me). even emacs
> > is to difficult to use. i hate to say that, but i'd like to see an
> > editor like the dos-editor 'edit'. this editor can be used instantly
> > by nearly every computer user with a little expirience. and that's
> > what's needed.
> 
> I've a freind who wrote a editor like dos edit. However it has some rather
> nasty bugs.... Anyone here use Tico? ... I don't think we have a package
> for it, I don't even know what licence it's under, It was just sugested to
> me.
if there is a chance of getting the bugs out of it and it is GPLed i
would be interested to work on it.
> > > so here is what I propose: Lets rewrite the keybindings for Ae, to
> > > something that is much simpler. something akin to the keybindings on
> > > pico[1]. We can then set this alternative keybinding to be the
> > > default, and also include a vi and or standard keybindings, set.
> > > this should make everyone happy. IMHO. I'm working on the new
> > > keybindings right now... hopefully I'll have them done tonight, and
> > > in my home dir on master (ewigin). If anyone wants to help, Letme
> > > know.
> > i don't think, you can make a easy to use editor out of ae. somebody
> > threw 'le' in. what's that?
> 
> I don't know either, anymore... I'm kinda lost in the ae.rc file... very
> confusing...


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