text editor

[Robin, Michael]

What is VIM?  Where could it be downloaded?
What is CLI?  I am looking for GUI/command prompt text editor for Windows 7/8.
The notepad plus program lacks start/end block setting option even though it have a lot of hot keys.  My top priority is setting start/end block option which was available for old DOS-based text editor, but I have not seen any window-based text editor for this option.  16-bit DOS text editor program will not run on 64-bit operating system.
Please advise.
Thank you.

Michael
Programmer Analyst

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Devin Teske [mailto:devin.teske at fisglobal.com] On Behalf Of dteske at freebsd.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:25 PM
To: Robin, Michael; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject: RE: text editor

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- 
> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Robin, Michael
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:10 PM
> To: 'freebsd-questions at freebsd.org'
> Subject: text editor
> 
> Which text editor program will run 64-bit operating system

On FreeBSD?
In the GUI? or on the CLI?


> with following
> features:
> * Support 100 percent of hot keys

How many is that? If a program has programmable hot keys, would that suffice?


> * Hot keys available for setting start/end block to be copied, moved 
> or
deleted
> without requiring any mouse lock.
> It is not possible to use mouse lock or to hold shift key combined 
> with
navigating
> key at the same time without accidently dese4lcing.

A challenge, no-doubt.


> * Support special ASCII characters
> 

Less of a challenge. Most editors are good about special ASCII characters (the ones that don't are in the minority, imho).

...

I'd honestly recommend vim (CLI) or gvim (GUI).

NOTE: Assuming FreeBSD here.
--
Devin

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