On 2 Feb 2001, Andreas Marcel Riechert wrote:
>
> 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".
I had asked Matthias at the last Perl Conference about a new text engine.
He mentioned that he knew of one that could be used but I do not recall if
he named it and I certainly do not recall what he said if he did. I was
primarily concerned with getting past the 32k limit. He seemed certain
that something was possible.
Peter Prymmer
