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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8bc34e14e4555720 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-10 13:39:27 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!hammer.uoregon.edu!skates!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: This is a simple question Date: 10 Oct 2001 16:36:09 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Message-ID: References: <9pk4t7$tbm$1@trog.dera.gov.uk> <87zo762rta.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <9pkc0r$m5j$1@trog.dera.gov.uk> <9pkddm$afh$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pvdp5$8im$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9q1lrp$e1q$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 1002746278 16608 128.183.220.71 (10 Oct 2001 20:37:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: dscoggin@cne-odin.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Oct 2001 20:37:58 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14206 Date: 2001-10-10T20:37:58+00:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" writes: > > Found a binary & got it to run. Still not as simple as an install-shield > that puts a little icon on your desktop, etc., but not horribly painful. > (I'd *still* suggest that if someone wants to promote it on a PC, that it > ought to install and look like a PC app, but that ends up a style war.) I think you have some valid points. It would be possible to configure a version of Emacs that was more "Power Ada user friendly" out of the box, and put it on AdaPower. It would mostly be a matter of turning on the right set of features. Hmm. Actually, it could just be one elisp file that you need to add to your .emacs. ACT distributes a version of Emacs that supposedly has some enhancements; I have not tried it because I have not found a description of what those enhancements might be, and I _really_ don't want to break my current Emacs stuff. It also comes with a DLL, so I wonder if it works on Linux? One problem with doing a different distribution of Emacs is you get into arguments about what should be turned on by default. For example, the "column of files on the side with + boxes" is provided by speedbar. I don't use it, because I have better uses for the screen space, and I like the other navigation mechanisms (goto body, goto definition, regular file menu). Hmm. I suggest anyone who is interested in this send a message to the Emacs Ada mode mailing list (see http://www.ada-france.org/ada-mode/ , near the bottom of the page). That seems a more appropriate forum. If there is enough interest, I'll volunteer to coordinate. -- -- Stephe