On 24/09/2009, QUINTIN Guillaume <coincoin1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does YALSE have to support > > => a plugin system ? extensions ? scripting language (LUA ?) ? (so one > can embed a terminal within YALSE)
No, it's a text editor. It edits text. > => syntax highlighting ? Sure, makes sense. But should be external from the editor in some way. > => tabs ? many buffers ? nope, want multiple tabs then open multiple instances > => only basic features : cut, copy, paste, search, replace, inserting > other text files ? > => block selection ? > => an (optional ?) GUI ? > => ASCII only ? or UTF-8? and all? or many? character encodings ? > => several modes like vi ? or like EMACS ? or an hybrid ? or like > another editor ? vile ? nano ? (maybe the troll-able part) I've always hated mode editors, I don't use vi because I end up constantly typing in command mode and getting myself in to trouble. > => costumizable shortcuts ? Yeah, dwm style > => ncurses ? > => strictly nothing ? > => a limited number of LOC ? > => others libs ? Ncurses is pretty sucky, so I vote it not to be a console application. > A good start could be the basic features : cut, copy, paste, search, > replace, inserting other text files plus block selection and only one > file at a time ? Yeah, best to start with the nescessary features and try not to add more. I liked the idea of Acme when I heard about it and some smart people use it, but I've never been able to work out how to use it so that it doesn't feel cumbersome.and clunky, I'm sure I must be missing something. - jessta -- ===================== http://jessta.id.au
