Chris Nandor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 23:20 +0000 02.01.2001, John Delacour wrote:
> >Is there any chance of a new text engine, eg. WASTE for the new version
> >of MacPerl?
[snip]
> So I am guessing we will not have a new text editor for the MacPerl app for
> the next release. I make no promises, though. :-) This is also a
> possible opportunity for someone else to step in and work on it; I am not
> promising it can be included in the next release, but someone else doing it
> would certainly increase the chances of such a thing.
Even if we won't get a new text editor in the next release, it seems to
be a good idea to think about the features, the next editor should have.
I think -- because Perl is moving more and more in the Unicode direction --
a minimum requirement should be Unicode awareness.
Therefore, at the moment I see two possible text-engines as a base:
Waste >= 2.0 ... still Beta. ( http://www.merzwaren.com/waste/ )
or
The Multilingual Text Editor (MLTE)
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macos8/TextIntlSvcs/MultilingualTextEditor/multilingualtexteditor.html
Unfortunately MLTE seems to require MacOS 8.6 or higher.
So both engines do not seem to be "the best choice".
Andreas Marcel Riechert
