Re: Documentation on supported line editor commands (the '∇-editor')

[Chris Moller]

    A package called edif will let you use either an
      editor that opens its own window (like emacs) or an in-terminal
      editor like vi.
      
      You can git-clone it from https://github.com/ChrisMoller/edif.git
      and there's an INSTALL file on how to build it and README on how
      to use it.

On 12/29/20 10:40 PM, Russtopia wrote:

The [GNU APL documentation][1] on the line editor seems to assume one already knows how to use it. I only see brief mention of what commands/syntax '... are not fully supported in GNU APL'.

I looked through the SVN trunk's various README- files and in doc/, but not exhaustively so my apologies if I missed the obvious.

Compare with the documentation of [Dyalog's APL ∇-editor][2], or [MicroAPL][3]. A succinct table of command syntax would be extremely useful to APL newcomers.

I'd be willing to prepare a patch to submit for the documentation if someone can point me to more resources.

(Related question: can GNU APL spawn an external editor specified by the user and use its resultant buffer as input? While nice, I'd still like to add documentation for the built-in editor).

Thank you,

-Russ

  [1]: https://www.gnu.org/software/apl/apl.html#Section-3_002e13
  [2]: https://help.dyalog.com/18.0/index.htm#Language/Defined%20Functions%20and%20Operators/TradFns/APL%20Line%20Editor.htm
  [3]: http://www.microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_940.htm