Edt is a fast and easy-to-use text editor designed for efficient text editing tasks.
Edt is a powerful text editor that supports quick text manipulation. It offers easy access to common operations by using single keys on the numeric key-pad, which is located to the right of the character key-board. The editor takes inspiration from the DEC VMS EDt/EVE/TPU editors and is easy to use. It maximizes flexibility with the fewest number of commands and key-operators.
Like most modern editors, Edt operates in full-screen insert mode, while moving around, deleting/pasting, etc. It comes equipped with four built-in buffers, including a character buffer, word buffer (delineated by white-space), line buffer (delineated by ), and paste buffer (arbitrary length). In addition to these features, you may create and switch between an arbitrary number of separate user-named text buffers.
The editor maintains one level of back-up for any file edited so you can always revert to the previous version even in the unlikely event of a save error. Additionally, it has continuous journaling for error recovery down to within a few keystrokes, in the event of a system failure during an editing session.
To invoke EDT, you should be using an ANSI Standard compliant terminal or window, such as an X-term window. Type "edt file_name" to get started. The editor contains two modes: Line Mode and Screen Mode. Upon entering, the editor will be in line mode (* prompt). To go to full-screen mode, type "c" and return. To return to line mode from the screen mode, type control-z.
The editor also comes with several command-line options that can be used when invoking the editor, such as read-only and crypt. If you invoke the editor in read-only mode, it won't allow modification of the original file by way of an exit and save to that file. This is helpful when you need a powerful viewer, but want to avoid accidental changes to an important file. If you attempt to save from readonly mode, you will be reminded that you are in readonly mode and cannot save. If you want to preserve your edits anyway, you may write to any arbitrary file name using the w write to file-name command.
When invoked in the crypt mode, the editor will ask for a unique encryption key, or password, used for encoding and decoding the document when stored as a file. This is useful when creating private material, since at no time will the private text appear in ascii format on your disk. Be cautious in selecting a password key that you can remember, because there is no way to edit an encrypted document without the exact key.
The editor checks the size of your viewing window upon entering screen-mode. If you should change the window size during an editing session, you should notify the editor by going to line-mode and back to screen-mode. EDt will automatically establish new size parameters. You can also set the size parameters explicitly, if needed, to arbitrary values by using the "set rows/cols" commands described below.
In the latest release, several new commands were added to the EDT editor's line-prompt. In particular, three new commands cause the editor to insert outer shell templates that are useful when beginning to write new C, C++, or Java programs, respectively. Overall, Edt is a flexible and reliable text editor that can handle a wide range of tasks with ease.
Like most modern editors, Edt operates in full-screen insert mode, while moving around, deleting/pasting, etc. It comes equipped with four built-in buffers, including a character buffer, word buffer (delineated by white-space), line buffer (delineated by ), and paste buffer (arbitrary length). In addition to these features, you may create and switch between an arbitrary number of separate user-named text buffers.
The editor maintains one level of back-up for any file edited so you can always revert to the previous version even in the unlikely event of a save error. Additionally, it has continuous journaling for error recovery down to within a few keystrokes, in the event of a system failure during an editing session.
To invoke EDT, you should be using an ANSI Standard compliant terminal or window, such as an X-term window. Type "edt file_name" to get started. The editor contains two modes: Line Mode and Screen Mode. Upon entering, the editor will be in line mode (* prompt). To go to full-screen mode, type "c" and return. To return to line mode from the screen mode, type control-z.
The editor also comes with several command-line options that can be used when invoking the editor, such as read-only and crypt. If you invoke the editor in read-only mode, it won't allow modification of the original file by way of an exit and save to that file. This is helpful when you need a powerful viewer, but want to avoid accidental changes to an important file. If you attempt to save from readonly mode, you will be reminded that you are in readonly mode and cannot save. If you want to preserve your edits anyway, you may write to any arbitrary file name using the w write to file-name command.
When invoked in the crypt mode, the editor will ask for a unique encryption key, or password, used for encoding and decoding the document when stored as a file. This is useful when creating private material, since at no time will the private text appear in ascii format on your disk. Be cautious in selecting a password key that you can remember, because there is no way to edit an encrypted document without the exact key.
The editor checks the size of your viewing window upon entering screen-mode. If you should change the window size during an editing session, you should notify the editor by going to line-mode and back to screen-mode. EDt will automatically establish new size parameters. You can also set the size parameters explicitly, if needed, to arbitrary values by using the "set rows/cols" commands described below.
In the latest release, several new commands were added to the EDT editor's line-prompt. In particular, three new commands cause the editor to insert outer shell templates that are useful when beginning to write new C, C++, or Java programs, respectively. Overall, Edt is a flexible and reliable text editor that can handle a wide range of tasks with ease.
What's New
Version 1.8: N/A