SkoEd116 1.16

Short:        Programmers Editor with loads of Features
Author:       dlmcpaul@spirit.com.au (David McPaul)
Uploader:     dlmcpaul spirit com au (David McPaul)
Type:         util/edit
Version:      1.16
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

  Before getting into this wonderfull doco :-) a quick look at why I wrote
SkoEd.

  Why another editor?  Hmm it is hard to say, but the more I look around at
editors the more I think that an Editor is a very personal preference.  Not
just in the keymappings (After all most editors these days will remap keys) but
also in how they look and how they operate.  (I refuse to say look and feel
only a lawyer would use such terms).

  Well, when I got my Amiga I found that there were no editors around that I
really liked.  Some were good and did quite a lot but they were not me.  So I
wrote SkoEd which is in may ways my personal preference.  SkoEd is by no means
the begin and end all of Editors; there are a number of areas which need
improving.  It is however at a stage that I feel can be released for general
use.

  Here is a list of what SkoEd can do.

    - Remaps keystrokes to Commands.
    - Customisable.
    - Multiple Files.
    - Multiple Views of files.
    - Can Set own Screen and Font or Clones Workbench.
    - Reads,Writes and Converts IBM format files.
    - A FAST Find/Replace.
    - Column Blocks.
    - Clipboard support.
    - AutoSave after time limit expires.
    - Folding.
    - Match {([])}.
    - Count number of braces {} in a file.
    - Word Completion. (I like this one :-)
    - Zoom/Explode of Views.
    - Memory file to remember files previously loaded and cursor location.
    - Unlimited Marks to allow you to go instantly to a marked location.
    - Undelete n Deletes. (n is setable)
    - Iconify and AppIcon.
    - Script file bit is handled correctly (and is settable).
    - AREXX
    - User Configurable Gadget Strip.
    - And other, less obvious functions.

  Here are the areas I wish to improve.
    - A full macro language. (although with Arexx do I need this?)
    - A full Undo as opposed to Undelete (and Redo).
    - Repeat command.
    - Allow user to create own menu strips.

SkoEd requires OS2.0 and above.