Re: "The Perfect Editor" [theoretically speaking]

pico

'nuff said?

It'd be even cooler if
pico had syntax hilighting
though.. Thats what I
like about SynEdit, but
Synedit doesn't do alot right.
----- Original Message -----
From: Thia <drakaina(at)oion.net>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 2:54 PM
Subject: "The Perfect Editor" [theoretically speaking]


> On 26 Jun 00, at 13:10, Peter Benoit wrote:
> >Guess we all have our
> > favorite proggies!
> >
> > -Pete
>
>
> Hee! Well, that sums it up perfectly.  So - another frivolous curiosity -
for
> those of you who have NOT found your perfect editor, if you could have one
> built to your specifications, what would it have/not have? This SO depends
> on your style of editing, I guess. Maybe someone has a blueprint and
> someone else knows an app that fits it.
>
>
>
> Mine would be:
>
> - Notepad-style interface. No graphical toolbars or other click-only-based
> navigation with a proprietary learning curve. I type faster than I mouse.
>
> - Drag&drop and mouse-wheel support is optional; I navigate with a pen.
>
> - Standalone executable. I've had plenty of registry problems, besides the
> usual load of software, I used to audition several pieces of
share/freeware a
> week. Now it's just standalone freeware (i.e. no formal installation).
>
> - Less than 1meg. Okay, this is sort of arbitrary, but anything that fits
on a
> floppy without a slew of drivers, install files, or VB runtime files is a
> personal bias.
>
> - Standard keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl-S = save) for menu items.
>
> - Programmable snippet assignment - multiple-line, before/replace/after
> selection; programmable to key combos and function keys - unlimited.
>
> - NO spellcheck/thesaurus/dictionary (that's what Word 2000 and on-line
> unabridged dictionaries are for). Too much fat, and wouldn't cover my use
> of Japanese terms, my spelling is generally impeccable anyway ^_-
>
> - S&R is unecessary - I have 3rd party S&R software already. Simple
> internal S&R okay.
>
> - Previewing unecessary, I always keep NN open, perhaps IE in future.
> Maybe use HS or other proggie for multi-browser views, but there are on-
> line sites that do this, too.
>
> - Auto-indents and preference memory (e.g. window location/size) a plus.
>
> - NO one-window-only tabbed interfaces; I like keeping windows beside
> each other for some comparisons or as a reference.
>
> ^_^
>
> Cheers !
>

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