From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,31849c839c76fbc5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-19 09:42:48 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: editors - open source - written in ADA? Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:02:41 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9tbdvi$4cv$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <20011115154401.6637e73f.tonygair@btinternet.com> <1fLkmUwU74fK@eisner.encompasserve.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1006189362 4511 136.170.200.133 (19 Nov 2001 17:02:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 19 Nov 2001 17:02:42 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16695 Date: 2001-11-19T17:02:42+00:00 List-Id: What about making a subprogram that takes an Unbounded_String as a parameter and allows the user to edit the content of that string? A system dependent or user selectable editor could underly it - or perhaps some semi-standardized editor could be built under it and made in flavors that would work on popular platforms? Would this be a useful thing to have as a standard component? I could imagine two useful versions: One that just dealt with standard character data and one that dealt with XML. THere might need to be some other options as well with respect to how the editor is displayed & interacted with, but it seems like as nice utility to have around in some standard context. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message news:1fLkmUwU74fK@eisner.encompasserve.org... > > On VMS the standard for editors is to make them "callable", so they > can be activated in a uniform fashion by either the (minimal) EDIT > program or any other application that needs an editor. So the user > gets their choice of editor with their choice of program. >