Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:28:40 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Daniel P Hudson <afn03257 AT freenet3 DOT afn DOT org>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: RHIDE -- joy of my life :)
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On 14 Jan 1997, Daniel P Hudson wrote:

>  Here is a possible idea, to help users integrate other langauges into
>  your IDE though. Some form of scripting langauge for a description file
>  should be allowed which would allow the user to specify file extensions,
>  compiler/interpreter, and syntax form for highlighting. Users could then
>  have an ide for various products both from and not from DJGPP. The less
>  technically inclined woudl have to use others files, but still, that 
>  would be a nice idea, although, no simple task, I'm sure.

IMHO, this will make RHIDE another (albeit different) Emacs, in which
case you might go for Emacs right now, since it already has that feature. 
Also, experience shows that a tool which is too powerful and flexible
(such as Emacs) tends to spook newbies which then remember their trauma
long after they know enough to use that tool.  Striking a balance between
features and complexity you pay for having them is a very delicate and 
difficult task, and an IDE which is meant to be used by novices should 
IMHO restrain from adding too much features.