text editor

[Theodor-Iulian Ciobanu]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:41:52 +0000
"Robin, Michael" <robin at chapman.edu> wrote:

> 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.

You might want to check out SciTE as well (GUI editor). It's available
from ports in editors/scite and the Windows version can be downloaded
from:
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDownload.html

> 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.

None of the current 64bit versions of Windows include NTVDM (the DOS
emulator).

> 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.