Hi David, > Is there any way to obtain or create a stripped-down version of > Windows GNU Emacs?
> What I'm looking for: > * Full support for basic EmacsLisp programming > * All the basic editor commands and defuns (moving, selecting, etc.) > * Support for windows, buffers, and files > * A minimal keyboard map > * No or few extension packages > * No or few buffer modes or submodes > * No syntax coloring or features like "goto a function definition" > * Optional: no requirement to build Emacs on my own computer in whatever > compiled language its kernel is written in. > Why am I looking for this? Because I want certain features that no > editors have, such as saved text files containing groups of > buffers associated with tasks which are in turn associated with > projects, the ability to work with indexed outline files (like > NoteTab has), and lots more. Two brief responses: 1. I typically have 5-10 Emacs processes running, with perhaps 25-30 frames and hundreds of active buffers total, and even so, Emacs takes up almost no system resources compared to a browser, IDE, office software, etc. My point is that the existing Emacs program is already sufficiently "stripped down," and so you don't need a more stripped down version. 2. I've been using Emacs for almost 15 years, and I have well over a thousand macros, and as far as I can tell, all the things and features that you need and want can easily be done with the existing Emacs. I would be very surprised if anything you want to do is more complex and sophisticated than some of the things I've done, so you should not have a problem. So my suggestion is: Use the existing GNU Emacs. Sincerely, John John J. Xenakis 100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617-864-0010 E-mail: j...@jxenakis.com Resume: http://www.jxenakis.com/resume http://www.jxenakis.com
