Re: editor + faq?

Andrej Falout wrote: > > Peter Lancashire <Peter.Lancashire.PL1@bayer.co.uk> wrote: > > >Andrej Falout wrote: > >> > >> Peter Lancashire <Peter.Lancashire.PL1@bayer.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> >> We do not want to use vi anymore ? > >> > > >> >Why not? > >> > >> Do you want to: > >> > >> - Open files located on UNIX in Windows 32 bit editor, and/or take > ('snipte snip') > > > >Sounds good! But it's not difficult to adapt vi to do a lot of those > >things with some maps and little shell scripts. > > Can U make it show 120 chars and 60 lines, in MDI split window? ICE.TCP terminal emulation does 132 x 43 in as many windows as you want. > > > I'll admit it's not as > >slick. A plus point for vi - it does not user a mouse to slow you down > >;-). > > Who force you to use mouse in GWD? I newer touch a mouse when coding. Of course it > was designed to work without mouse. Good. In my experience the possibility of using a mouse seems to make the developers forget the keyboard interface (look at Lotus Notes). > > > So far as code goes, isn't the compiler a spelling checker? > > PRINT r_val using "<<<<", " this is a nasty speeelinnngg mistakkeee" I said "So far as *code* goes, isn't the compiler a spelling checker?" > > Have a compiler that will spell check this? > > >I couldn't resist your sig - "To develop with a 4GL, the developer does > >not have to be an expert programmer." but you still need to be able to > >design (and that's the hard part of developing). Hands up anyone > >maintaining a horrible pile of 4GL spaghetti. > > Heheehe, "U might as well think that, I cold not possibly comment" Keeping your hands in your pockets, eh? ;-) I don't say you can't improve on vi (not difficult), just that it is a lot more powerful than many realise. I was only trying to set the record straight. Knowing how to use the standard editor can be quite useful if you ever move between systems. > > #include<std.disclaimer.h> > > **************************************************************** > * Andrej Falout, RDBMS R&D, Croatia, Europe, afalout@zg.tel.hr * > * ICQ: 7628616 http://wwp.mirabilis.com/7628616 * > *--------------------------------------------------------------* > * "To develop with a 4GL, the developer does not have to be an * > * expert programmer." - John McNally, "Informix Unleashed" * > **************************************************************** > > Last seen: Eating Kiwis down under (AKA afalout@ihug.co.nz) -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 --- If all else fails, read the instructions AND the release notes. All opinions are my own and not those of Bayer plc. My Internet plumbing does not allow me to mail and post news together. Sorry. --- Join Infuse, the UK Informix User Group at http://www.infuse.org.uk/