Re: [9fans] Anyone to try to convert Acme to full UI (w/graphics)

["Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>]

> Because some people like the tag/command line per window (acme) and
> others like the single command window (sam)?

You certainly won't see sam and acme merged into a single UI
that satisfies everyone.

> I occasionally use sam as a stream editor, but I couldn't imagine
> doing all my work in it.  The cut and paste mechanic feels so awkward
> compared to acme's.

It's just different.  I started out using sam and only switched to acme
to get button 3 while editing HTML, or for editing very large files,
and then I got hooked.  Even so, these days I do probably 50% acme on
local files, 50% sam -r on faraway files, and I don't notice the cut and
paste issue in sam.  (It probably helps that I type ESC to cut, so my
middle button menu is usually on paste already.)

I have toyed with the idea of building up some sam protocol tools,
including a multiplexor and a version of acme that uses a remote
sam as a back end.

> Say...Does anyone know of a patch for OS X that
> makes chording work?  Then I could bind to copy and paste properly.

See #define chording in
http://swtch.com/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/samterm/main.c

Some people have seen it cause deadlocks.  Others apparently
use it all the time without problem.  I can't understand how it
could cause a deadlock if the non-chording code is correct,
but maybe the non-chording code avoids whatever race is
going on because there are fewer clicks flying around.

Russ