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From: Elmar Vogt <elmar DOT vogt AT rzmail DOT uni-erlangen DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Boxer! (was: DJGPP C++ Editor (Borland?))
Date: 19 Dec 1995 08:25:01 GMT
Organization: LUR, University of Erlangen
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"Alaric B. Williams" <DJGPP AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
>In your message dated Sunday 17, December 1995 you wrote :
>> 
>> Why not use Emacs?  It supports color syntax highlighting (and a plethora 
>> of other features Borland IDE users can only dream about).
>> 
>
>It's scary! Can anyone recommend the least scary EMACS around for the PC????
>

That's the problem with emacs as well as with vi: They are most powerful 
tools, but pretty much counter-intuitive, and they require some getting 
used to, IMHO.

I've come across an editor called 'Boxer', currently V 7.00 or something. 
I'm most enthusiastic about it-
It's shareware, registration about 50$, IIRC. It's easy to use, 
versatile, powerful, features syntax highlighting for C/C++-files, 
Pascal, Fortran, autoexec/config.sys files etc., allows compiler control 
and even error backtracing. (Compiler spits out error -> Boxer will move 
the cursor to the error line; unfortunately does NOT work for DJGPP.) 
Often used gadgets like duplicating a line or swapping two lines at the 
stroke of a single key, as well as more nifty features like drawing 
frames with ASCII-characters.

No, I'm not affiliated with them. I just love the product and would like 
to support the idea. Check it out, it should be available at all the 
major mirrors.

   Elmar

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