> > A simple editor probably shouldn't have any more keybindings than, say, > > surf; in fact one or two less: page up/down, up/right/left/down, and find. > > One doesn't need modes for that. If you want to do something wacked out to > > your file (like go to the third word on the 4th sentence and delete every > > vowel), that should probably be done *outside* the editor. > > I've got a long comment queued up (restricted internet situation at > work), but just to respond to the comment about moving stuff "outside > the editor". One big disadvantage of doing everything "by hand" is > that such stuff isn't in an undo history that you can execute. I tend > to use undo a certain amount, mostly immediately (which could be > simulated by just keeping one copy) but a reasonable amount undoing > several sets of changes.
I can't wait. As to revision control, just use software made to handle revision control. The editor doesn't need to do this. Peter -- sic dicit magister P PhD Candidate Collaborative Programme in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy University of Toronto http://individual.utoronto.ca/peterjh
