On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Mark Phillips wrote: > > Hi, > > What the world needs is a text editor which has the following: > > 1. Designed from the start to run under X, preferably using gnome > widgets. > > 2. Designed to be somewhat compatible with emacs --- where this > doesn't impinge on utility. > > 3. Designed to be quick to start. It should do this by only loading > in extra functionality when needed (at run time). > > > > Does anyone know whether > A) this editor already exists, or > B) there are people working on it? > > > Please email any responses to me directly as I am currently not > subscribed to the list. > > > In particular I am looking for an emacs replacement for email > composition. I use emacs in conjunction with exmh which is quite nice > in terms of editing power. In particular I like the way it can > reformat paragraphs, and even does this reformatting correctly when > the paragraph is indented using ">" characters or whatever. The main > problem is that it takes forever to load, even when you only want to > write a simple email. Can anyone recommend a replacement?
you do not need new editor, do not look for replacement: [gnu|emacs]client is your friend and was designed to solve exactly your problem > > Cheers, > > Mark. > OK
