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Trived - Trivial editor
Author: Russell Schulz
Download: ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/editor/trived09.zip
Family: MsDosEditors
License: Open source
Availability: yes
Platform: MSDOS
Features
- Free
- Source code included (pascal)
- With `:r filename' does an automatic uuencode of non-ASCII files
- Works over a serial port
- Over serial port, by default is restricted to current file only, or with command-line options to one directory only
- With command-line option, 2 lines of help always on-screen
- Uses some vi keystrokes
Known Shortcomings
- Unable to search regexp's
- Unable to search-and-replace, among many other : commands
- Takes minimal advantage of terminal capabilities (possible feature)
- Ansi/vt100 hardwired in for cursor movement, clear screen, clear to end of line
- Implements only trivial subset of vi
- Doesn't implement modifiers (eg. dw, y3+, c$)
- Doesn't handle arrow keys from console or terminal
- Doesn't handle tabs in files very well
- Doesn't handle long lines very well