In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >At 07:46 �� 10/4/2002, you wrote: > >>>Plus you need a good editor ... the Editor or MicroEmacs I would >>>recommended - I use both. >>Personally I use QD and you can buy it from Jochen too so this is not an >>advert. > >QD is one of the best programming (and more) editors I've ever used too :-) >(If only it weren't for that weird block function... I know I know Jochen >don't beat me with it... You have made your opinion known too many times >and in any case you programmed the thing so you can have it your way :-)) > >I suggested to Dave to start off with MicroEmacs as since he's been using >Linux he would be a known environment.... (QD is FAR EASIER TO WORK WITH >than MicroEmacs :-)
Yes, I figured that Dave would probably already be familar with MicroEmacs ... with his programming background. Thierry has also made a very good job of getting it in to the QL, as it also uses the PE. I use little of the vast array of features with MicroEmacs, yet they are all easily available with a menu choice, so I don't see it as being difficult to use. The Editor, on the other hand, is command line driven, which you have to learn. I haven't used QD, yet I am sure it is excellent. Just shows how lucky we are to have so many good editors for the QL ! I don't know how many people have tried MasterBasic - now it is freeware - it is very good for knowing about your BASIC program. it was written some time ago, so is not PE. Yet it uses its own very convenient menu system to navigate the extensive features. The great thing about the QL is the multi-tasking OS - so several programs can be in memory, and easily switched between. With a programming project this really does come to the fore as an advantage. -- Malcolm Cadman
