Re: Brief

[Hovav Shacham <hovav@cs.stanford.edu>]

Blazej Sawionek <B.Sawionek@elka.pw.edu.pl> writes:

> Once upon a time there was a text editor called `Brief'.
> 
> Does it exist in Linux version?

I'm reasonably sure that BRIEF was only available for DOS.

There's a closed, proprietary editor called CRiSP (www.crisp.com) that
apparently has macro-level compatibility with BRIEF and runs under
Linux.  I've never tried it.

Both Emacs and XEmacs have a `crisp-mode' that gives a certain level
of BRIEF keystroke compatibility.  Maybe VIM does also.  All of those
are good, free editors.


Cheers,

Hovav.


;; crisp.el --- CRiSP/Brief Emacs emulator

;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Gary D. Foster <gfoster@suzieq.ml.org>
;; Keywords: emulations brief crisp

(snip)

;;; Commentary:

;; Keybindings and minor functions to duplicate the functionality and
;; finger-feel of the CRiSP/Brief editor.  This package is designed to
;; facilitate transitioning from Brief to (XE|E)macs with a minimum
;; amount of hassles.


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Hovav Shacham                            hovav@cs.stanford.edu
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