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From: Jeff Winchester <winchest@csee.usf.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: ADA context sensitive editor
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 14:32:28 -0500
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On 20 Mar 1995, Robb Nebbe wrote:

> |> I can't believe no one has mentioned GNU Emacs.  I use it in preference
> |> to APEX, I get better highlighting than APEX gives me, and if you
> |> install GNAT you can do most of the things that the APEX editor will
> |> do.  Even without GNAT, it will do a certain amount of syntax checking,
> |> will do auto indentation, and any number of other things.

> I even work with the Apex compiler and I still use Emacs in preference
> to the Apex editor. Of course I also work with other compilers and 
> it is convenient to always use the same editor.

Can you direct a newbie to the Ada community to an FTP site / filename, 
etc., that would let me get this editor?  Thanks.  


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