Textpad really works great.. Can anyone send me
instructions on how to set up the syntax highlighting
stuff for rebol using textpad.
rishi
--- David Viner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tim
>
> Another one that can be used is TextPad
> (www.textpad.com) and is a 2.37MB
> download. It handles syntax highlighting (I can
> supply the one I use if
> want - but adapting a new one from any existing one
> is very simple, they are
> just text files), split screen, has a hex mode,
> multiple files, multiple
> search/replace, sort options, macros and lots of
> other nice options. The
> standard download is an evaluation copy but the only
> difference between the
> evaluation and full version is that the former will
> display a splash screen
> for a number of seconds upon startup. Pricing for
> licenses seems quite
> reasonable.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> David Viner
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:41 PM
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: simple editor for rebol
>
>
> > On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 07:36:26AM -0500, Joel
> Neely wrote:
> > > Hi, Tim,
> > >
> > > > Myself, I use vim on both Linux and Windows,
> > > > but I think either vim or emacs would be a
> > > > little too difficult for some of the students.
> > -But not all of them, I do anticipate that some
> will
> > investigate vim, since (even though I don't make
> it a
> > requirement) I speak very frankly about my use of
> it.
> >
> > > At the risk of sounding elitist, I have to
> disagree with
> > > the conclusion of your last sentence and
> recommend vim,
> > > for the following reasons:
> >
> > > 1) vim-related:
> > > * Works on *many* platforms the students are
> > > likely to have access to (both at school
> > > and at home.
> > > * Founded on vi, the most ubiquitous editor in
> > > the Unix/Linux world. (Note: I didn't say
> > > "best" -- I'm not trying to start a flame war
> > > -- I simply meant that you can find vi on
> > > essentially any *n*x box, regardless of age
> > > or size.) Therefore the result of learning
> > > vim is a highly portable/reusable skill.
> > > * Syntax coloring works.
> > > * The basic text-manipulation commands in vi(m)
> > > have a direct analog to the basic series
> > > manipulation operations in REBOL: changing
> > > part of a series, removing part of a series,
> > > inserting somewhere in a series, moving the
> > > "current position" within a series, etc.
> > > Therefore you're able to introduce the
> concepts
> > > once and re-use them for both programming and
> > > editing.
> > >
> > > 2) student-related: (the part most likely to
> provoke
> > > some flames, I fear)
> > > * Using any text editor (emphasis on "any")
> > > requires that you understand files, inserting
> > > and deleting text, versions of files, backup
> > > habits, etc. Any student who can't
> understand
> > > these concepts has no business programming.
> > > In any language.
> > > * It's fairly easy to define "core vi(m)"
> commands
> > > (:e :r :w :q i a I A o O c d and, of course,
> > > h j k l 0 $) that are enough to do some 75%
> of
> > > all simple editing tasks. This is one class
> > > period's worth of work, plus some practice to
> > > push the knowledge "out to the fingertips".
> > > Any student who can't understand these
> concepts
> > > has no business programming. In any
> language.
> > >
> > > I should add that my perspective is based (in
> part) on my
> > > own experiences in teaching (12 years' of Math
> and Computing
> > > Science in higher education) and my sadness (and
> even
> > > frustration, at times) over the disservice done
> to entering
> > > students by high-school teachers who
> short-changed the kids
> > > by assuming that they couldn't learn -- and
> therefore didn't
> > > teach the kids things they should have known.
> > >
> > > Have faith. Trust the kids. Be enthusiastic.
> Don't be
> > > afraid to give them a challenge. Respect their
> minds and
> > > get ready for a surprise. (And, sadly, deal
> with the fact
> > > that everyone deserves an equal opportunity, but
> not all
> > > will make the most of it.)
> > Your points are well taken, however it is my
> concern, and
> > the concern of those that I contracted to design
> this
> > class - that making a stipulation of one editor
> over another
> > would create backlashes from the community. I
> know the parents
> > of some of the students, indeed all 6 of my kids
> and step
> > kids came out of this environment.
> >
> > I just want to give them some options - and a
> generic Windows
> > - style Editor "should" be an option in my
> opinion.
> >
> > Our decision was based on not leveraging one
> product by teaching
> > another. It had nothing to do with trust or not
> trusting the
> > kids. I also know that some of the kids "love"
> xemacs, so
> > it isn't just the parents. :>)
> > thanks Joe
> > Tim
> > (Writing on Vim)
> > > -jn-
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