Re: VFP 6: Good Non-GUI Editor to Use

From: Martin Gebert (Martin.Gebert_at_mueller-software.de)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:59:40 +0100

Gene Wirchenko schrieb:

>>Non-GUI: Selected text does not work well for me for block operations
>>as I frequently do find start of text, mark start of block, find end
>>of text, mark end of block, perform block operation. I need to be
>>able to search between defining the start and end of the block.

Easy in [G]Vim:

- Search begin: type "/begin_phrase"
- Mark start of block: type "v" (for visual mode - Vims term for a
marked section).
- Search end: type "/end_phrase" (or use any other keystroke/command for
moving around)
- Mark end of block: type "v" again
- Execute block operation (e. g. indenting according to your settings:
type ">")

>>Inexpensive: shareware, freeware, public domain, or the like.

Vim is free in both senses.

>>Configurable keys: This would be very useful though not mandatory.
>>Failing this, the editor should use control key combinations rather
>>than function keys.

Read about the map facility of Vim, esp. nmap (in Vim, just type ":help
nmap"). There's about nothing you can't map: automatic brackets, F3 for
continuing search, etc.

> And let me add: the ability to edit more than one file at a time.

Easy:

- Open GVim and type the command ":args the_files_you_want_to_edit", and
move between the buffers by ":n" and ":N"
- Alternatively, open another file with the split command ":sp
file_name" and move between the windows with CTRL-W UP|DOWN

>>Why?

Best text editor for Windows I could find :-)
Drawbacks: No Intellisense in VFP 8, and some minor catches with the
integration into the VFP IDE.

>>Where
>>is it available from?

See my previous post. And somewhere in the net there's a syntax file for
the highlighting; search for "foxpro.vim". You may also ask me, I've
added some missing terms to it so far.
Addendum: If you've never used Vim before, you want to read a tutorial
before even starting it. Look at the Vim site for one.

Martin

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