Re: Editors Used for Forth

Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Date	2017-02-16 18:57 -0800
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Subject	Re: Editors Used for Forth
From	Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com>

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On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 5:26:19 PM UTC-6, rickman wrote:
> On 2/16/2017 6:16 PM, Anton Ertl wrote:
> >
> > I use Emacs, and it works on both Windows and Linux.
>
> Yes, I've been meaning to switch to Emacs for some time now, but when I
> gave it a first attempt I found it a bit daunting.  It's not like
> anything I've used before.  How do you suggest a newbie go about getting
> up and running?  Is there a way to make it GUI to start with?
>

Whether Emacs starts with a GUI depends on how you installed it and
how you started it. It's a "I am using this exact operating system and
I installed Emacs in this exact way" kind of question.

Just go through the tutorial though and you'll do fine. You may not
*appreciate* it right away but you'll be able to use it. The tutorial
is the first option under the 'Help' menu, you're prompted to enter it
on the splash screen that appears by default (even in a terminal) and
you can get to it with C-h T (hold ctrl, press h, release both, hold
shift, press t).

I use vim rather than Emacs for Forth, as forth-mode's opinions about
code formatting diverge too much from mine. vim also comes with a
tutorial, probably accessible with the 'vimtutor' command. vim also
has a GUI that you can install and use, and it's worth trying for some
of the color schemes (which Emacs also has, although it may take you
longer to find them.)

Whatever you use, take a look at http://orgmode.org/ . I'll have an
org-mode buffer open all day in Emacs at work, even when all my coding
that day is with vim.

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Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 17:20 -0500
  Re: Editors Used for Forth François <francois.ganza@wanadoo.fr> - 2017-02-16 14:32 -0800
  Re: Editors Used for Forth Heinrich Hohl <hheinrich.hohl@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 14:59 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-02-17 08:38 +0000
      Re: Editors Used for Forth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-02-17 10:51 +0100
        Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 05:11 -0500
          Re: Editors Used for Forth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-02-17 11:25 +0100
  Re: Editors Used for Forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-02-16 23:16 +0000
    Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 18:26 -0500
      Re: Editors Used for Forth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 18:57 -0800
        Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 22:29 -0500
          Re: Editors Used for Forth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 19:49 -0800
          Re: Editors Used for Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 20:26 -0800
            Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 01:36 -0500
              Re: Editors Used for Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 23:07 -0800
          Re: Editors Used for Forth luser droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-16 22:32 -0800
        Re: Editors Used for Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 20:24 -0800
          Re: Editors Used for Forth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 21:16 -0800
      Re: Editors Used for Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 20:23 -0800
      Re: Editors Used for Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 21:12 -0800
        Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 01:20 -0500
          Re: Editors Used for Forth Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 08:28 +0200
      Re: Editors Used for Forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-02-18 06:11 +0000
  Re: Editors Used for Forth jkn_gg@nicorp.f9.co.uk - 2017-02-16 15:30 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 18:38 -0500
  Re: Editors Used for Forth stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2017-02-16 23:58 +0000
  Re: Editors Used for Forth Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 07:28 +0200
  Re: Editors Used for Forth mhx@iae.nl - 2017-02-17 00:50 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-02-17 11:10 +0100
  Re: Editors Used for Forth Ilya Tarasov <ilya74.tarasov@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 02:02 -0800
  Re: Editors Used for Forth Jürgen <BitCruncher@gmx-topmail.de> - 2017-02-17 15:52 +0000
  Re: Editors Used for Forth lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-02-18 08:51 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth mhx@iae.nl - 2017-02-18 10:02 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth luser droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-18 17:26 -0800
      Re: Editors Used for Forth lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 02:24 -0800
        Re: Editors Used for Forth Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2017-02-19 12:23 +0000
          Re: Editors Used for Forth lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 07:20 -0800
  Re: Editors Used for Forth josv@planet.nl - 2017-02-19 04:40 -0800
  Re: Editors Used for Forth grahameblackwood@gmail.com - 2017-02-21 06:54 -0800
    Re: Editors Used for Forth minforth@arcor.de - 2017-02-21 07:46 -0800

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