30 Mar
2021
30 Mar
'21
10:53 a.m.
Andy Kosela <akosela(a)andykosela.com> wrote:
On 3/29/21, arnold(a)skeeve.com
<arnold(a)skeeve.com> wrote:
Andy Kosela <akosela(a)andykosela.com>
wrote:
Thanks. It is a nice editor, but it actually resembles ex(1) when
using visual mode. Maybe I am missing something but it appears you
cannot actually use cursor keys to visually edit lines in the upper
area of the screen in se -- you can only edit cmd line.
As far as I know there is no editor in the Unix land which gives you
the ability to work in the ed(1) line oriented mode BUT also allowing
to freely move cursor keys in all directions. I gave example of the
Atari editor[1] which does exactly that. I believe to accomplish it
on Unix one would need to hack ed(1) and add ncurses(3) cursor
positioning.
--Andy
[1] https://youtu.be/c9o92l5gupI If ed(1) had cursor positioning and full screen
capabilities along
with line oriented editing (similar to Atari 8-bit default editor) it
would be perfect. I still love it though and use it pretty often.
Try out the 'se' editor, see www.se-editor.org.