Re: Emacs, was Re: YAPAS (Yet Another Python Advocacy Story) (fwd)

[Adam Turoff <ziggy@panix.com>]

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> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:06:26 -0500 (EST)
> From: rspier@seas.upenn.edu (Robert Spier)
> To: phl@lists.pm.org
> Subject: Re: Emacs, was Re: YAPAS (Yet Another Python Advocacy Story) (fwd)
> 
> I told myself I was going to step out of this thread, BUT, I've got
> some interesting factual information:
> 
>     A patch to Emacs to allow the use of some Perl as the Emacs
> extension language.
>     http://search.cpan.org/doc/JTOBEY/Emacs-Lisp-0.90/Lisp.pm
> 
> AT> The reason why emacs can reasonably be disqualified as a word
> AT> processor are: - support for proportional fonts - support for
> AT> styled text - grandmotherly simple UI.
> 
> AT> I believe all three are being worked on, and they're being worked
> AT> on mostly in lisp.
> 
>     Yup.  XEmacs (formerly known as Lucid Emacs, and just as GPL'ed as
> GNU Emacs, except with less paper documentation. [1]) supports pro
> fonts.  GNU Emacs is rumored to support it in the upcoming 21 release.
> 
>     Depending on the definition of 'styled text', XEmacs already has
> it, and GNU Emacs has some rudimentary support for it.  (Play with
> 'enriched-text-mode')
> 
>     And as for grandmotherly simple...  just remember that your
> grandmother is one of the smartest people around.  :)  Multiple
> frames, buffers, sub processes, all being juggled.  It's like apple
> pie WITH ice cream.
> 
> -R
> 
> 
> [1] - RMS requires you to send him a piece of paper signing away your
> rights to any patches you submit to RMS-Emacs he wants to include in
> the core.  It's kind of fun to do and makes you feel important.  
>       XEmacs has a much more open development process.
> 
> 

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