XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com   
      
   On 19.01.2025 01:46, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:36:49 -0500, Newyana2 wrote:   
   >   
   >> That's interesting. So in a way you're programming the editor   
   >> yourself, to whatever extent you find useful. I can see how that   
   >> would be appealing for a particular usage.   
   >   
   > Or indeed, for all usages. A programmable machine is a universal machine.   
      
   Given all the dreadful imaginations of the other poster about editors   
   we should emphasize that you don't need specialized programming to do   
   most of the complex editing functions. Personally I rarely program my   
   editor (Vim). But, of course, the scripting interface certainly also   
   makes it possible to support arbitrarily complex features. Or use just   
   some existing plug-in to support any special use case or higher level   
   functions. Or make use of other simple editor mechanisms (like macros)   
   to support own preferences or specific operations beyond the existing   
   (already powerful) basic editing features.   
      
   Janis   
      
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