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From: dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Date: Wed,  5 Feb 2014 17:39:23 +0100
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Subject: Re: [9fans] New internal command for acme proposal (with
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On Wednesday 05 of February 2014 08:04:04 Bakul Shah wrote:
> On Feb 5, 2014, at 3:36 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wr=
ote:
> > once one thinks about major modifications, i think it becomes attra=
ctive
> > to think about a new editor.  i miss having graphics.
>=20
> If you mean mixed text and image, you will end up with some sort of
> structured markup language and a "word processor"!

does Abaco [1] support inline editing and HTTP PUT method (or PATCH)?



> What I want is support for complex text layout rendering (for Indian
> languages among others). This requires supporting OpenType fonts, not=
 an
> easy task. Mac's TextEdit seems to do a decent job of this but I don'=
t like
> it as an editor.


`having all the bells and whistles' doesn't make a great editor for=20
programmers.


right now Acme is simple enough to be easily extensible and customizabl=
e for=20
*your*  needs.
right now Acme is fast enough.
right now Acme uses fonts simple enough to be easily converted from oth=
er=20
fonts.
...and the list goes on...



[1] http://lab-fgb.com/abaco/

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dexen deVries

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