On 8 October 2012 19:02, Frank Shearar <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 October 2012 18:31, Damien Cassou <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Oscar E A Callaú <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I'm using Aquamacs (mac UI for emacs) as my default editor. But I have a >>> problem, when trying to read a .st file, I don't get the syntax >>> highlighting (so all is black-&-white). How I can solve this issue? >> >> Pharo/Smalltalk is not meant to be coded in Emacs, you have to use >> Pharo currently (that may change in the future). > > For shame, Damien. Why is Smalltalk not meant to be coded in a text > editor? It is text, after all. Next thing you'll suggest that one > shouldn't use git to store one's code.
Alright, OK, I wrote that with at least 50% troll in the mix. (*) There's no reason why one shouldn't be able to use standard text manipulation techniques to hack on Smalltalk code. We simply never bothered doing so, and I dare say that the majority of people on this list are happy not supporting text-using tools. (*) OK, OK, 75%. frank >> If you still want to >> use Emacs, you will have to install a smalltalk mode. One can be found >> with gnu-smalltalk. If you are on a Debian-based Linux distribution, >> install gnu-smalltalk-el. >> >> -- >> Damien Cassou >> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st >> >> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without >> losing enthusiasm." >> Winston Churchill >>
