Re: Edit source on a PC

[Buck Calabro/commsoft<mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I'm curious, what makes a PC based editor so much better? 

True copy/paste (more than 1 window at a time)
A real search/replace mechanism that uses regular
expressions.
Macro languages that enable you to extend the
editor to do common tasks like a popup indicator
cross reference.
Offline program validation that uses the DDS (if
you download it to your PC - easy to do)
Enhanced project management - there are more
PC tools for this than for the 400
Work from home without pitifully slow response time.

>I tried CODE/400 for a short while and felt that 
>it would slow me down. 

That's partly because you're not used to the rhythm
of the PC editor.  Your fingers are trained to use
SEU.  It takes a day or two to break your old habits,
but it's worth it. 

Any PC editor more sophisticated than Notepad is
superior to SEU.  I've used and liked both Code/400
and Flex/Edit.  If Code seems too wierd, perhaps 
Flex/Edit will suit your fingers better?

Buck Calabro
CommSoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net


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