Per Jessen said the following on 02/28/2013 11:46 AM:
Duaine was looking for kedit, an enhanced xedit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEDIT
and xedit is provided: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-current/repo/oss/suse/x86...
<quote> XEDIT is a visual editor for VM/CMS using block mode IBM 3270 terminals. [1] [2] It is much more line-oriented than modern PC and Unix editors. For example, it supports automatic line numbers, and many of the commands operate on blocks of lines. One of the features is a command line which allows the user to type arbitrary editor commands. Because IBM 3270 terminals do not transmit data to the computer until certain special keys are pressed (such as enter and function keys) XEDIT is less interactive than many PC and Unix editors. For example, continuous spell-checking as the user types is impossible. </quote> That sounds pretty limited and crippled compare to what's available for Linux. VI has line numbering, can work on blocks of lines, and has a command line option. There are also programming plug-ins available. I wonder why Duaine wants to regress? -- You can't hold firewalls and intrusion detection systems accountable. You can only hold people accountable. -- Daryl White, DOI CIO -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org