On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Andrew Brown wrote:
> well...i'd argue that it's easy to tell someone what to press, but
> most people these days are going to be quite perturbed at not being
> able to see what they're editing.

This is a very good point. Way back when I learned to edit (with TECO), I
learned to keep track of the context myself. Context is important while
editing and it is not provided by ed. A simple editor with context on
screen would help the many who are not proficient at non-visual editing.

Is there a simple editor that fits the bill? Requirements would be:
statically linked (?), does not need access to terminal characteristics,
automatically presents context. Should it do more? Could it require more
support?

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