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NEdit Version 4.0.3
NEdit is a GUI style plain text editor for workstations with X Windows and
Motif. It supports a thorough set of features for programming and general
purpose text editing. Features include:
- Efficient, proven command set
- Very complete functionality. NEdit is the primary editor for
thousands of Unix and VMS programmers
- Thorough consistency with Motif, MS Windows, and Macintosh
conventions
- Designed for intensive use: fast response time, menu and dialog
shortcuts, streamlined interaction
- Multi-level undo
- Learn/replay
- 100% GUI from the ground up
- True multi-window, fully graphical design
- Mouse based editing
- Cut and Paste with other X/Motif programs, full compatibility
with all X and Motif selection and text interchange styles
- Secondary, quick-action, selections
- Rectangular selection mode
- Easy to learn
- Just point and type
- Capabilities are presented clearly in top level menus
- Comprehensive on-line help
- No special knowledge of X required, all important options
can be set from within the program
- Features for programmers
- Auto-indent
- Block indentation adjustment
- Parenthesis flashing and matching
- Find lines directly from compiler error output
- Emulated tabs
- Unix ctags support
- Client/Server mode for integration with software development tools
- Easy installation
- Self contained single executable file
- Pre-built, tested executables available for Silicon Graphics, Sun
(Solaris & SunOS), HP, OSF/1, DEC Ultrix, IBM AIX, Linux, and VMS
systems
Pre-built NEdit executables are available by anonymous ftp from ftp.fnal.gov
in the /pub/nedit directory. There is also a web page with more information:
http://www-pat.fnal.gov/nirvana/nedit.html
Send problems, questions, and comments to Send questions or comments to
nedit_support@fnal.gov. Before reporting a problem, please check the
Problems/Bugs section of the online help to make sure the problem is not
already known.
Mark Edel, m/s 234
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
P.O. Box 500
Batavia, IL 60148
(708)840-2496
edel@fnal.gov