freebsd-ports/editors/axe/pkg-descr

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aXe-6.1.2
Here is an extract from the source distribution aXe-6.1.2 README file:
This, version 6.1.2, is an interim release that has been brought out
purely to enable aXe 6.1 to work under X11R6. It does not support
internationalisation.
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aXe is a simple to use text editor for X that represents a significant
improvement over xedit. Also built around the Athena Text Widget it
features, amongst other things,
o multiple windows
o multiple buffers
o default menu interface
o configurable menus
o optional configurable button interface
o minibuffer for expert use and access to external filters
o provision for defining a keyboard macro
o geometry specification and resizing in terms of characters
o file selection via a browser
o knowledge of line numbers
o parenthesis matching
o regular expression searching
o restricted or unlimited undo
o ability to change font
o easy entry of control codes
o xterm-like keymap feature
o easy runtime setting of selected preferences (resources)
o both brief and comprehensive (hypertext) on-line help
o server mode with cooperating client programs
o optional extension language using Tcl
o optional Xaw3d widget set compatability
o collection of reusable widgets that embody the functionality of aXe
Jim
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J.K.Wight@newcastle.ac.uk
Department of Computing Science, University of Newcastle, Tel: +44 91 222 8238
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. Fax: +44 91 222 8232