Perl-based editor macros (was Re: SPUG: perltidy HTML colorer)

Daniel A. Jacobs danielj at cheshirecat.net
Thu Dec 27 15:33:50 CST 2001


Hey, David. Take a look at http://john-edwin-tobey.org/perlmacs/

Daniel Jacobs | danielj at cheshirecat.net | Internet & Unix Consulting
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spug-list at pm.org [mailto:owner-spug-list at pm.org] On Behalf
Of
> David Innes (CSG)
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: spug-list at pm.org
> Subject: Perl-based editor macros (was Re: SPUG: perltidy HTML
colorer)
> 
> Ok, so here's a dumb question.  I learned LISP in college, which made
> emacs
> very easy to extend.  Then, in 1985 or so I got a job at Microsoft
where
> everything real (including email and software development) was done in
vi
> on
> Microsoft XENIX (their pre-DOS microcomputer operating system).
> 
> So I learned vi and I've used it ever since, I no longer remember
LISP,
> and
> since I now know Perl there's no reason to relearn it.
> 
> So here's my first question: Is there a version of Emacs, vi, or any
other
> suitable-for-development editor that uses Perl as the native macro
> language?
> Extra credit, of course, for one that's *written* in Perl.
> 
> Second question: A number of editors claim to hook Perl for extensions
but
> (because I'm a thumb-fingered dweeb?) I haven't figured how to use
them.
> Any pointers would be appreciated.  Extra credit for vi or
vi-like-emacs
> solutions.  Extra extra credit for platform independent (W2K tolerant)
> versions.
> 
> My fantasy, of course, is to have a macro that begins with "use
perltidy;"
>         -- David Innes
> 


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