A package called edif will let you use either an editor that opens its
own window (like emacs) or an in-terminal editor like vi.
You can git-clone it from https://github.com/ChrisMoller/edif.git and
there's an INSTALL file on how to build it and README on how to use it.
On 12/29/20 10:40 PM, Russtopia wrote:
The [GNU APL documentation][1] on the line editor seems to assume one
already knows how to use it. I only see brief mention of what
commands/syntax '... are not fully supported in GNU APL'.
I looked through the SVN trunk's various README- files and in doc/,
but not exhaustively so my apologies if I missed the obvious.
Compare with the documentation of [Dyalog's APL ∇-editor][2], or
[MicroAPL][3]. A succinct table of command syntax would be extremely
useful to APL newcomers.
I'd be willing to prepare a patch to submit for the documentation if
someone can point me to more resources.
(Related question: can GNU APL spawn an external editor specified by
the user and use its resultant buffer as input? While nice, I'd still
like to add documentation for the built-in editor).
Thank you,
-Russ
[1]: https://www.gnu.org/software/apl/apl.html#Section-3_002e13
<https://www.gnu.org/software/apl/apl.html#Section-3_002e13>
[2]:
https://help.dyalog.com/18.0/index.htm#Language/Defined%20Functions%20and%20Operators/TradFns/APL%20Line%20Editor.htm
<https://help.dyalog.com/18.0/index.htm#Language/Defined%20Functions%20and%20Operators/TradFns/APL%20Line%20Editor.htm>
[3]: http://www.microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_940.htm
<http://www.microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_940.htm>
