As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
an alternative to BBEdit.
On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
an alternative to BBEdit.
I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.
Old John.
On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
(in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$1@dont-email.me>):
On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid>
wrote:
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a >>> vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering >>> as
an alternative to BBEdit.
I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.
Old John.
Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.
On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
(in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$1@dont-email.me>):
On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid>
wrote:
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a >> > vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering
as
an alternative to BBEdit.
I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.
Old John.
Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.
On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
(in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$1@dont-email.me>):
On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is
a vastly superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also
worth considering as an alternative to BBEdit.
I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.
Old John.
Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
an alternative to BBEdit.
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> writes:
As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
an alternative to BBEdit.
One (possibly nerdy) advantage of Emacs, is that includes a built-in
Usenet client, gnus, which I've used for this follow-up.
. I used to use
TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.
On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
(in article<0001HW.2D0B97A8004F0F3F3071D938F@news.individual.net>):
. I used to use
TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got >> too expensive for me to keep up.
Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time now. Ah well.
Cheers,
Ian
On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
(in article<0001HW.2D0B97A8004F0F3F3071D938F@news.individual.net>):
. I used to use
TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got >> too expensive for me to keep up.
Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time now. Ah well.
Cheers,
Ian
On 13 Dec 2024 at 13:38:25 GMT, "Ian McCall" <ian@eruvia.org> wrote:
On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
(in article<0001HW.2D0B97A8004F0F3F3071D938F@news.individual.net>):
. I used to use
TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got
too expensive for me to keep up.
Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time >> now. Ah well.
Cheers,
Ian
Unfortunately. Textwrangler started up in less than half the time
BBedit takes.
Cheers - Jaimie (BBedit takes about one second to text window open)
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