Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 07:44:22 -0400 (EDT) From: "Alex.Boisvert" <boia01@castor.GEL.USherb.CA> To: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATTN Emacs users; new Zile release Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970912073310.29707A-100000@castor> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19970911213146.009c5680@cybercom.net>
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I would like to mention that I tried Zile yesterday. For the records, I
like Emacs. It's not my favorite editor, but I can't live with vi.. ;-)
When I ran Zile under a console, everything was colorfull and the keymaps
where mostly ok. Under a XTerm, the mapping for "Backspace" doesn't work
out of the box. Also, "Delete" key does what "backspace" should do,
insteand of doing delete-backward-char.
I think the most important aspect of an editor for newbies is to have the
following functions available without thinking:
Backspace = Delete character to the left
Delete = Delete character to the right
Arrow keys = Move cursor through text
Loadé/Sae file = Direct key mapping (F2 and F3 respectively [usually])
(but could be any other key)
Also, when you press an alphanumeric key, the corresponding character
should appear on the screen (default in "insert mode"). This is not what
"vi" gives. You have to *know* that pressing "i" or "a" is needed
*before* entering text.
Other features should be listed in a "menu" at the top of the screen,
along with an arbitrary key binding for executing this feature.
Seeing Zile, I will probably use it as a "lightweight editor" when
Emacs is an overkill.
Regards,
Alex.
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