Nehemiah Dacres wrote: > What is the difference between this editor and editra
The big difference is that Peppy has been designed to be more flexible and expendable -- I think it has the potential to be a really great editor for ALL types of text files (and some others -- binary, etc.). Some of the key features: - user-definable key bindings, including emacs style multi-key bindings. - User definable major-modes for different file types. (and I think they are inheritable, so you could create one that was almost like an existing mode, then add/change a bit for your use. - Minor modes -- these are kind of like mix-ins -- extra functionality you can tack onto various major modes -- like word wrapping etc. - You can view the same buffer (file) in multiple windows at the same time. Is does currently lack a bit of polish, particularly on the Mac. Editra (and PyPE, SPE, ulipad, etc....), on the other hand has been built to do what it does well, but without the built-in flexibility. No different modes, no user-definable key bindings, etc. It does work better for the basic stuff out-of-the-box, but I've bumped into limits already with it. In short, the developers have taken a different tack -- Peppy has been designed from the ground up with a focus on getting a flexible (and admittedly complex) framework in place, with some of the usability details on the back burner. Editra, on the other hand, has focused on getting basic functionality in place, including the usability niceties. This does make early version more usable, but I think, in the long run, Peppy has more room to grow. > and is there any > possibility that i would be able to use this via a console? I think there is a possibility in the future that a console mode could be built -- it's got good separation of functionality from UI, but there is only a wx UI at the moment -- I don't think he has plans for a console version. -Chris PS: Peppy is the only editor other than (X)emacs that has a python mode that does indentation right. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
