From: kilroy@ms.uky.edu (Paul S. Kilroy) Subject: Re: Let's write a wordprocessor. Date: Fri, 21 May 1993 23:40:19 GMT
All,
I had some thoughts about this word processor. I was thinking
of why people like to use wusiwig word processors and why some dont..
People who like these programs love their ease to use. Their
ability to move and chage text with only a few flicks of a mouse
or cursor movements. But then I thought of a why I dont like them.
Its because I can can delete a line with two key strokes. In most
wusiwig editors, deleting a line envolves moving the pointing
device from the begining of the line to the end (or 3 clicks on
some) then hitting backspace. In this case the keystrokes were
doubled. When I have 20 mins left to complete a paper for class
I find it frustrating to do the extra work to get my job done.
Now.. Im not knocking wusiwig (well maybe I am..but I
dont mean it). If love the facts the my computer illiterate
realatives can, in one sitting, turn out an incredable piece of
work.
What all this trash means:
I would like to see an editor that can grow with people
like emacs. Emacs was not designed to be anything like vi
but in VIP mode, it is virtually perfect. I believe there
are also some other "emulators" for emacs. Making this
editor extensible would envolve a lot of work. But I think
it would be well worth it. Maybe just some lisp scripts for
emacs would do, of course.. It wouldnt be as must fun.. And
I dont know lisp yet (if you can recommend a good refernce
please mail me).
But I wish you all good luck..
These are just my opinions and not nesisarily fact
please dont reply with post saying "im my editor it can do this.."
These were hopefully constructive points, pertaining to
good and bad points of wusiwig editors
paul
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-Paul (kilroy@ms.uky.edu)