Re: XyWrite and TeX

["Martin J. Osborne" osborne@xxxxxxxx]

Robert,

I'm guilty as accused!

The question is, does it make sense to recommend XyWrite to a newbie?
Yes, it's better than any editor I know, but---and I know you
disagree---to my taste it doesn't run well on W2K (and presumably not on
XP either). (I use a W98 for almost all my serious writing.) And is
there any way for someone to get hold of a copy of it?


Maybe I could put it on my "Remembrance of things past" page. OK,
OK---just kidding.


Come to think of it, is there a discussion anywhere of exactly in what
ways it is such a good editor?


Martin

Robert Holmgren wrote:


** Reply to message from "Martin J. Osborne"  on
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:19:39 -0400

Martin:



http://theory.economics.utoronto.ca/xytex.php



"The TeX program takes as its input plain text files.
The user must create and edit these files using other
software. One alternative is to use a text editor, of
which XyWrite is, needless to say, my favorite..."

Needless to say! And yet... and yet... nary a reference
to XyWrite to be found, anywhere else on your vast site.
No paeans of praise, no links, no nuthin:

"String xywrite not found on any page.
Matches found in 0 of 672 files searched (of which 94 files
 were tagged to be ignored)"

Acres of space devoted to TeX, though. I'm offended,
and it looks like somebody else was too: he started
tagging your files to be ignored, then (apparently)
tired of the task. Or his carpal tunnel kicked in.
But bitterness is abroad, Martin -- you need to act,
fast, before the whole site is obliterated!

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Robert Holmgren
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