Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is new to me. I did not know that emacs HAD a word star mode. I may have to look at emacs again (last time was 1995). I am still looking for a python editor I like. Yes I used to write asm code in wordstar in nondocument mode. And yes all of the old dos editors used the wordstar keys. Eve

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-14 Thread BartlebyScrivener
Yes, thanks. I was just going to reinstall anyway. That usually fixes it. Rick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-14 Thread Sergei Organov
"BartlebyScrivener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, but for some reason, I get more and better help here with Python > than on xemacs. Or maybe I've just had bad luck. Something like the > following just leaves me scratching my head. I'm on Windows XP and > never compiled anything that I know

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread BartlebyScrivener
Yes, but for some reason, I get more and better help here with Python than on xemacs. Or maybe I've just had bad luck. Something like the following just leaves me scratching my head. I'm on Windows XP and never compiled anything that I know of. I'd rather pay $30 and have the editor work. "Bart

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread Sergei Organov
"BartlebyScrivener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> When all I started looking for was a more robust editor for Python ;-) > > Both WingIDE and Komodo Dragon allow for customization of keyboard > bindings. They aren't free, but they cost only $30.00 or so. Cheap for > what you get, especially in th

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread Carl Banks
Thomas Bartkus wrote: > I do notice that I can invoke wordstar-mode *after* loading the .py file and > get the whole enchilada. The Wordstar key bindings with the syntax > highlighting. > It just strikes me as odd that key bindings should be reasserted by invoking > python-mode. Ah--you're only t

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread John J. Lee
"Carl Banks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > >1) When I load a .py file, emacs automatically overrides my wordstar-mode > > with python-mode, forcing all the keybindings back to emacs native keys. > > Why? [...] > Python and wordstar are both major modes. When python-mode is loaded, > it r

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread BartlebyScrivener
>> When all I started looking for was a more robust editor for Python ;-) Both WingIDE and Komodo Dragon allow for customization of keyboard bindings. They aren't free, but they cost only $30.00 or so. Cheap for what you get, especially in the case of Komodo because it makes a nice editor for many

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-13 Thread Thomas Bartkus
"Carl Banks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thomas Bartkus wrote: > > Does anyone use emacs together with both WordStar key bindings and python > > mode? I'm afraid that Wordstar editing key commands are burned R/O into my > > knuckles! > > Old Borland C user? Worse

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-12 Thread Carl Banks
Thomas Bartkus wrote: > Does anyone use emacs together with both WordStar key bindings and python > mode? I'm afraid that Wordstar editing key commands are burned R/O into my > knuckles! Old Borland C user? > I would like to play with emacs for Python editing but I'm having (2) > problems. > >

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-12 Thread John J. Lee
"Thomas Bartkus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > >1) When I load a .py file, emacs automatically overrides my wordstar-mode > with python-mode, forcing all the keybindings back to emacs native keys. > Why? > > Why should a python-mode care what key bindings are in use? > >2) We get

Re: Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-12 Thread John J. Lee
"Thomas Bartkus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > >1) When I load a .py file, emacs automatically overrides my wordstar-mode > with python-mode, forcing all the keybindings back to emacs native keys. > Why? > > Why should a python-mode care what key bindings are in use? No idea. Quite od

Python editing with emacs/wordstar key bindings.

2006-04-11 Thread Thomas Bartkus
Does anyone use emacs together with both WordStar key bindings and python mode? I'm afraid that Wordstar editing key commands are burned R/O into my knuckles! I would like to play with emacs for Python editing but I'm having (2) problems. 1) When I load a .py file, emacs automatically overrid