Message-ID: From: Shawn Hargreaves To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: What's a good stand-alone editor? Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:54:05 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com 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. Personally I used (and wrote) one called FED, which you can find on http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/fed/index.html 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.