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From:	Shawn Hargreaves <SHargreaves AT acclaimstudios DOT co DOT uk>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: What's a good stand-alone editor?
Date:	Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:54:05 +0100
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Eli Zaretskii writes:
>> Which editor should I use?
>
> Emacs, of course ;-).

The thing about editors is that everybody has a different idea about
exactly what they should do, and what feels nicest to use. But
fortunately for us poor coders, text editors are, along with
hydrogen and stupidity, one of the most commonly occuring substances
in the universe, so there are an almost infinite number of them
which can be downloaded from the net :-) The only real way to decide
is to try a few and see what feels right for you.

<plug> Personally I used (and wrote) one called FED, which you can
find on http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/fed/index.html </plug>

This editor question does seem to be turning into something of a
FAQ, so I think it would be useful to have a list of popular
DOS/Windows editors, with info about where they can be found and
a brief description of each. Any takers to coordinate such a
thing? If not I wouldn't mind putting one together, but I probably
don't have time to maintain it on a regular basis...


	Shawn Hargreaves.

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