[Coco] BASIC09 - How good is it?

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 14 May 2013 11:38:47 Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) did opine:

> > for the 6809.  MinTED has promise as a vim replacement but needs a
> > help card that can be printed out since the command keys are
> > different.
> 
> You don't need a card. You just need to remember to press CTRL+O for
> Online Help ;)
> 
> But stop complaining, i made very few functions that will fit in any
> "old memory cells" ;)
> 
> they are:
> 
> SHIFT+LEFT - backspace (delete to left)
> SHIFT+RIGHT  - delete (delete to right)
> SHIFT+UP - page up
> SHIFT+DOWN - page down
> CTRL+K kill line
> CTRL+D duplicate line
> CTRL+S save file
> CTRL+R rename file
> CTRL+E exit
> CTRL+O online help
> 
> I don't like bloatware programs since nobody use more than few
> functions. There is no print functions too. Who still print on coco ?

Me, waving hand!  I have a script I launch along with drivewire, which 
watches the text file "printer" output directory set in drivewire for new 
files, and when one shows up and is closed by drivewire, grabs it, copies 
it to a 25 file round robin directory and calls the one line script that 
prints the new file, hard coded to feed, via cups and its rasterizers, a 
Brother HL-2140 B&W Laser printer sitting on the top shelf of the coco3's 
desk.  So while I am working on the coco, if I need a printout of the 
assembly, I can redirect the assembler to a file, then "list filename /p" 
or just have the assembler feed /p which is the drivewire version of /p.

I use that, a lot.

Those scripts are on my web page if anyone wants to use them as a basis to 
customize your own versions.  Linux oriented of course, but I have to 
assume that winderz has a utility to watch files or directory's that 
matches the linux inotifywait kit of tools.

Cheers, Gene
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