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Re: The perfect X text editor



On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Mark Phillips wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> What the world needs is a text editor which has the following:
> 
> 1. Designed from the start to run under X, preferably using gnome
> widgets.
> 
> 2. Designed to be somewhat compatible with emacs --- where this
> doesn't impinge on utility.
> 
> 3. Designed to be quick to start.  It should do this by only loading
> in extra functionality when needed (at run time).
> 
> 
> 
> Does anyone know whether 
> A) this editor already exists, or
> B) there are people working on it?
> 
> 
> Please email any responses to me directly as I am currently not
> subscribed to the list.
> 
> 
> In particular I am looking for an emacs replacement for email
> composition.  I use emacs in conjunction with exmh which is quite nice
> in terms of editing power.  In particular I like the way it can
> reformat paragraphs, and even does this reformatting correctly when
> the paragraph is indented using ">" characters or whatever.  The main
> problem is that it takes forever to load, even when you only want to
> write a simple email.  Can anyone recommend a replacement?

you do not need new editor, do not look for replacement:

[gnu|emacs]client is your friend and was designed to solve
exactly your problem

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 

OK


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