> The result of this discussion basically has been: neither acme nor sam > is suited for the original problem, there is no simple way present in > plan9 allowing you to edit such files with long lines, which are quite > commonly and with justification present in the world. Only Vim, which > was ported to plan9, with its regexps, can do it gracefully. Thus if > you want to edit a file, you are forced to use bloated regexps present > in Vim. Isn't it sad being in plan9?! Things should be simple, but not > simpler than that.
i disagree with your premise that only vim has the vigor to modify your super special file. all you need is f and f*. f transforms your source into something easy to edit in acme. f* transforms it back into the original form. easy peasy. or, you can write a simple program that edits the file directly. there are so many ways to do this, and i'm just too lazy to list them all. - erik
