Re: A radical idea: a new XyWrite

[Russell Urquhart russurquhart1@xxxxxxxx]

Hi Kari,


On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 07:56:13PM +0300, Kari Eveli wrote:

> In many cases, Vim might be a good solution. It is truely cross-platform.
> For complex Xy file editing, a syntax coloring scheme might be useful and
> could perhaps be accomplished in Vim (as I and Carl have done for EditPad
> Pro).

Certainly that would be doable, also with the capability to fold (collapse/expand) sections of the
file, as is already available via syntax files for Vim.


I personally have used EditPad Pro as an alternative editor for large
> Xy files. It has perhaps a lower learning curve than Vim. Still it boasts
> many remarkable qualities like support for very large files, excellent
> handling of character sets (DOS, Windows, etc.), custom screen fonts, clip
> collections, macros, etc.
>
I had only used Edit Pad Pro a little bit. I know that a lot of people swear by it. By the time I
had a chance to look at it, I had already learned Vim, and my machines at home are Mac'a. Also Vim
keystrokes, once learned and a learning curve on their own, give a powerful editing environment
without having to use a mouse, which i like. So many people like this that you can find many
applications and plugins that support the Vim keystrokes in their own application. :)


Thanks,


Russ