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The Hessling Editor (THE) is a cross-platform text editor. Based on the IBM mainframe editor XEDIT, and includes many features of Kedit. All of THE is configurable, including syntax highlighting. THE uses Rexx as its macro language.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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gregorytwin Posted 2026-04-23

Really we do not have better alternative to VM/CMS XEDIT on PC Almost all XEDIT features are implemented. Thank you very much for your job and keep product working on the new envronments!
bluebullet Posted 2025-05-15

Unclear how to install in Kubuntu 25.05. Support stinks for open source software.
wvw Posted 2024-01-05

Saves me from using vim on Linux. Lots of versatility with Rexx/Regina macro language. Been using for over 25 years.
m_hoffmann Posted 2015-04-01

Coming from XEdit/REXX background (IBM VM/CMS) via KEdit/PersonalREXX (DOS, Win) (Mansfield Software group) to THE and Regina REXX. Still one of the best editors around. The only thing missing, though not trivial to implement I fear, is unicode support. I prefer the old CUI TUI text mode interface.
johnbsayles Posted 2011-02-16

Same reasons. I used Xedit for years and am familiar with this territory in THE. Now I write .the macros all the time.

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Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

User Interface

Curses/Ncurses, X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

C, Rexx

Related Categories

Rexx Text Editors, C Text Editors

Registered

2001-06-19

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