[Coco] Colorful_Sled_6ed

[Luis Fernández]

If true even cocodiskutil not write anything, I have to spend time


> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:08:49 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Colorful_Sled_6ed
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Sled (Either version) is not what you want.
> 
> Both are limited to what will fit in memory.
> 
> I stopped work on Colorful Sled when I ran out of memory and if any more 
> code were to be added, the text buffer size would have to be reduced by 
> another 8K. I refused to consider this.
> 
> I realized this limitation and did not like it at all.
> 
> The solution I found was to start over with an editor called, If I remember 
> correctly, "RED". It was not memory limited, as all the editors I use on 
> Windows are.
> 
> It is in the notes.
> 
> I have (I hope) the Dr. Dobbs Magazines with the source, but I have not seen 
> them for twenty plus years.
> 
> It was doable for OS-9 IMHO, but I never started.
> 
> Sled has had little mention on the CoCo list and I am somewhat surprised 
> that the non memory limited editors available have not been mentioned 
> lately.
> 
> I searched for RED and found a DVD offered for ~ $60.
> 
> You are better off doing your editing on Windows like I do now, and then 
> transfer the source to NitrOS-9 when ready. RainbowIDE, if what Roger and I 
> disagreed on was done by him, is not your best choice.
> 
> I am going to talk to Luis about getting CoCoDskUtil really usable for OS-9 
> disks which it is not yet. That will help a lot with the transfers.
> 
> http://www.contexteditor.org/
> 
> Is what I used for editing code, be it Urbane (DECB) or "C" or what ever. My 
> Word Processor Lotus WordPro is also used for some operations.
> 
> I did not run into the problems you are having because I broke the source 
> apart when I got close to the editor limit. I would expect that you could do 
> the same. The source that you gave me is way too large for Colorful Sled.
> 
> Your desires all sound like Windows built in cut and paste, multiple windows 
> open at the same time and lots more features that I use forgetting that OS-9 
> does not have anything close to them.
> 
> Colorful Sled was fine back then when much better editors were not 
> available.
> 
> Try using "Edit" for ten minutes, you will be sick. Or DECB's editor, or 
> Basic09's editor. Sled was a huge step up back then.
> 
> SHF
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Colorful_Sled_6ed
> 
> 
> >
> > Stephen,
> >
> > I would definately be interested in the Sled source. I have downloaded all 
> > you linked, but yet had time to go through it as I've got another pot on 
> > the fire right now and it's boiling over. As soon as I get through with 
> > that stew, I want to go through the manual and see what it offers. I've 
> > been needing a better text editor.
> >
> > I do have one question, how does it handle files too large for the buffer. 
> > I need an editor that has simple controls, like Ed and TSEdit but with a 
> > "buffer swap" that allows large files. I don't need "fancy" features like 
> > formatting, multi-fonts, and all that. Just a simple editor that supports 
> > tabs, arrow key scrolling, insert/overstrike, files larger than buffer, 
> > and block copy/cut/paste. Also, I need to be able to run two instances 
> > from different windows and be able to copy from one to paste to the other.
> >
> > I really like Ed 3 and Ed has been my editor of choice but the buffer 
> > sucks. I have a lot of files that I have to export to the PC and edit them 
> > in RainbowIDE then bring them back to OS9. I have DynaStar but I'm too 
> > lazy to read the manual, and you don't touch that one without the manual 
> > in hand till you learn the command system.
> >
> > Bill P
> 
> 
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