Re: A83: Poll
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Re: A83: Poll
Kouri wrote:
> Hi. Just a quick poll here. Which editor do you prefer? Windows Notepad, DOS Edit, or other?
> I am trying to incorporate the best features of each into my program.
> For example, Edit has a free moving cursor. That is, you can move the cursor to any part of the screen and just start
> typing away. But in Notepad, the cursor must follow the text. You can't just click at a point on the screen and start
> typing there. However having the cursor follow the text is sometimes better for browsing through files. So which style
> would you prefer? I can do either. Right now I'm doing the Notepad style, so if more people would rather have the Edit
> style, tell me now!
> Edit doesn't have a word wrap feature, but Notepad does. I've already included a word wrap feature in my program.
> Notepad has selectable fonts, Edit doesn't. My program has two selectable fonts, and both have full ASCII character
> sets.
> Edit has selectable tab sizes. Notepad doesn't. Right now my program has tabs fixed at 8 spaces. If enough people want
> it, I'll try to make it variable though.
> Neither Edit nor Notepad has a goto line: x feature. This I want to implement as well.
> There are lots of little things that make a good editor, and I'll try to include as many of them as I can. What are your
> favorite editor features?
>
> -Kouri
> http://kouri.cjb.net
check out Edit Pad, it's an advanced notepad style program that I use all the time.
www.jgsoft.com
check it out, it rules!
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