No text editing???

[Amanda Lee]

I like pico as well.  Just wish it supported Search and Replace All
because when you have repetative changes/particularly say in html code
when you're wanting to convert some urls, etc. it is a pain in the neck!

Amanda lee



On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:

> I guess it depends on what you mean by "full" text editing. There is
> sufficient support for text editing at present, providing you are happy
> with text-only files, and you use the speakup cursor tracking feature
> sparingly - do not rely on it for all actions.
>
> What you do not have is support for proprietary formats such as WP or
> MSWord, and cursor tracking is not perfect either. But I write a lot, and
> am comfortable with the limitations I mentioned above. Everyone has a
> favorite editor - mine is pico, but I occasionally switch to ed for global
> replaces. Otherwise pico word wraps, justifies, has block
> copy/move/delete, easy access to a spell checker, and you can insert
> another file into a document.
>
> That may not be "full" text editing, but it is plenty full enough for a
> lot of folks, myself included.
>
> Best - Chuck
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Kirk Wood wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Saqib Shaikh wrote:
> > > i personally prefer emacspeak because speakup doesn't have full text editing
> > > support yet, and text editing seems the key to doing most tasks under linux.
> >
> > My roomate has been using linux at home exclusively for about two
> > years. She is using speakup and manages to edit text. In fact, text
> > editing is a very important part of her efforts to get through a
> > school. So, if there is no text editing how does she do it? (I am sure she
> > really is blind and know there is no monitor on her computer to cheat
> > with.)
> >
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