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From: Chris S. <cs...@is...> - 2015-03-28 20:03:31
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> > BTW, do you mean that NEdit sends the whole text file to > the XmText widget? > It does not; the XmText widget is only used for search and replace strings and the statistics line. The nirvana editor itself is whole program, and it's a lot of code. I'm sure you could get it to be able to page in huge files, for example he way GIMP (and many others do it). GIMP calls the paged in bits "tiles," but it's basically what you're talking about. > > And, where's the fork you mention? How can I locate it? > Some guys were talking about a fork on this list (late last year I think?), but if they have forked it they haven't mentioned it here yet. Unless I missed something. Also, I just noticed somebody grabbed nedit.org and are apparently using it for a commercial project?! W, as they say, TF... :( |
From: ardi <ard...@gm...> - 2015-03-28 14:34:34
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Thanks a lot for your comments and advice. BTW, do you mean that NEdit sends the whole text file to the XmText widget? I remember that some old Motif docs recommended to avoid sending large texts to XmText and suggested doing so by "pseudo-paging" between the widget and the main RAM. If you're sure the XmText widget holds the whole text, I'll take a look at the OpenMotif source code, maybe it needs some patching for supporting over 4GB texts. And, where's the fork you mention? How can I locate it? Thanks a lot! ardi On Friday, March 27, 2015, Scott Tringali <sc...@tr...> wrote: > It's open source, you are definitely welcome to try. Someone also forked > the project but I have no idea what's going on over there, maybe they've > done some work on it? > > There might be some unintentional bugs in using file offsets and the > like. But in general, I'm pretty sure the original design of nedit is that > the just data has to fit into virtual memory, as there's no support for > paging in and out to a file. We're also limited to how Motif handles such > things. > > 5.6 was just a final packaging up of what various distros were already > delivering out of our CVS repro. Anything you see as 5.5 was likely very > close to 5.6. > > On 03/27/2015 01:00 PM, ardi wrote: > > I'm subscribing to nedit-develop because I cannot find nedit-discuss >> anymore (I suppose that list no longer exists). >> >> I tried to open a huge file (over 4GB) with a 64bit executable of >> NEdit 5.5 some months ago, and it failed. Has this been improved in >> 5.6? >> >> If negative, what would be needed to turn NEdit huge-file compatible? >> Is it a lot of effort, or can I try it myself? Is there any limit >> imposed by the XmText Motif widget, or does NEdit jus pass text >> fragments to XmText rather than the whole file? >> > |
From: ardi <ard...@gm...> - 2015-03-27 17:00:58
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Hi, I'm subscribing to nedit-develop because I cannot find nedit-discuss anymore (I suppose that list no longer exists). I tried to open a huge file (over 4GB) with a 64bit executable of NEdit 5.5 some months ago, and it failed. Has this been improved in 5.6? If negative, what would be needed to turn NEdit huge-file compatible? Is it a lot of effort, or can I try it myself? Is there any limit imposed by the XmText Motif widget, or does NEdit jus pass text fragments to XmText rather than the whole file? Thanks! ardi |
From: Bert W. <ber...@go...> - 2014-12-08 08:39:39
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Mark, I forward this message to the devel list. Bert ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: mark schoeberl <mar...@ma...> Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 4:37 PM Subject: [Nedit-announce] Nedit fix for Yosemite To: ned...@li... After installing Yosemite I found that nedit would no longer run. This is because, Yosemite moved the X11 libraries from /usr to /opt. To fix this problem you need to create an alias in the /usr area. Open X11 window and cd to /usr - check to see if there is an X11 subdirectory. If no then check in the /opt subdirectories - you should see X11. Create an alias next. sudo ln /opt/X11 /usr/X11R6 - sudo will ask for your sys admin password. Close the X11 window. Nedit should now work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Nedit-announce mailing list Ned...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nedit-announce |
From: 52midnight <in...@52...> - 2014-11-21 23:09:45
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Hello Eddy Many thanks for your reply and the information it contains. I've posted it anonymously on the Gentoo forum - trust you don't object: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7654752.html#7654752 As stated in my post, I believe that the executive code of Nedit is worth preserving, but that a new interface (sc. toolkit) is needed to keep it current. My background is hardware engineering but I know enough of software to manage a project. I'll be busy until the middle of next year, but if noone else has stepped forward I'll consider managing a project to enact this. Kind regards Carl Adams |
From: Ivan S. J. <isj...@i1...> - 2014-11-21 13:30:37
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On Friday 21 November 2014 09:35:55 52midnight wrote: ... > I'm now wondering whether Nedit is an orphan and has been > abandoned by its maintainer (maintainers?). I've been using Nedit for more > than a decade and it's far better than any alternatives I've tried. There is no active development to speak of. I'm still using a version from 2004, but it only has 2 annoying bugs, which I haven't gotten around to fixing yet. Regarding the website: it was partially defunct for a few years, but someone (Joor Loohuis?) got an archive of the website and wiki and set up a new server. /isj |
From: Eddy De G. <de...@im...> - 2014-11-21 10:02:51
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Hi Carl, the autowrap setting in nedit.rc is a default setting, which can be overruled per language mode. (Preferences->Default Settings->Language Modes...) Presumably, your files are opened in a language mode that has wrapping set to 'no wrapping'. (I guess you could say that NEdit has been more or less abandoned; no one has touched the code for years.) Best regards, Eddy On 11/21/2014 12:35 AM, 52midnight wrote: > Hello Nedit > > I'm a long-term user of Nedit and wish to enquire about an apparent bug: > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1004456.html?sid=6da0f2feffc4cec33730e8b125d46518 > > However, the 'discuss' list does not respond, I've had no reply from the > email address provided: > > http://www.nedit.org/contact/ > > and the Sydney, Australia telephone number responds with a "not connected" > message. I'm now wondering whether Nedit is an orphan and has been > abandoned by its maintainer (maintainers?). I've been using Nedit for more > than a decade and it's far better than any alternatives I've tried. > > I've also emailed the owner of the domain name to find out what's > happening. > > Any information much appreciated. > Carl Adams > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Nedit-develop mailing list > Ned...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nedit-develop |
From: 52midnight <in...@52...> - 2014-11-20 23:34:07
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Hello Nedit I'm a long-term user of Nedit and wish to enquire about an apparent bug: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1004456.html?sid=6da0f2feffc4cec33730e8b125d46518 However, the 'discuss' list does not respond, I've had no reply from the email address provided: http://www.nedit.org/contact/ and the Sydney, Australia telephone number responds with a "not connected" message. I'm now wondering whether Nedit is an orphan and has been abandoned by its maintainer (maintainers?). I've been using Nedit for more than a decade and it's far better than any alternatives I've tried. I've also emailed the owner of the domain name to find out what's happening. Any information much appreciated. Carl Adams |
From: Philip T. <ph...@pj...> - 2014-10-12 20:46:26
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As a data point for you, I'm not seeing this issue with 5.5CVS20130821-1.1 linked with Motif 2.3.4-2.1.3 (as packaged in openSUSE 13.1). Philip On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Chris Sorenson <cs...@is...> wrote: > Greets all, > > Using Openmotif-2.1.32 (downloaded the source from the > X-Designer/Imperial Software Technology website and > compiled it with gcc 4.5.2) Nedit segfaults in libXm > whenever it tries to pop up a warning dialog about a > file that's been modified by another program or a file > that doesn't exist anymore (has been moved or > removed). There are no problems popping up other Nedit > dialogs. This happens in both Nedit-5.5 and > Nedit-current pulled from CVS at Sourceforge a few > minutes ago (both compiled with gcc 4.5.2), > > Very odd but I'm just pointing it out for the record, no > point adding it to the bug list I'm sure it's just > something wrong with Openmotif-2.1.32. > > In case anyone's interested here's a backtrace: > > Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. > 0xb7eebabd in IsUnopt () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 > (gdb) backtrace > #0 0xb7eebabd in IsUnopt () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 > #1 0xb7ef2c14 in XmStringConcatAndFree () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 > #2 0xb7f4f29e in XmStringLtoRCreate () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 > #3 0xb7f4f2e0 in XmStringCreateLtoR () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 > #4 0x080c3b6c in DialogF (dialog_type=1, parent=0x82bf580, > n=3, title=0x80d0f3c "File not found", > msgstr=0x80d1370 "Error while checking the status of > file "%s":\n "%s"\nAnother program may have deleted or > moved it.\nRe-Save file or Save as a new file?") at > DialogF.c:258 > #5 0x0805252d in CheckForChangesToFile (window=0x829e130) > at file.c:1620 > #6 0x0805eb49 in focusCB (w=0x83299a8, window=0x829e130, > callData=0xbfffc924) at window.c:2356 > #7 0xb7d83aec in XtCallCallbacks () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #8 0x0808e8c1 in focusInAP (w=0x83299a8, event=0xbfffc924, > args=0x0, nArgs=0xb7dc7524) at text.c:3309 > #9 0xb7db980b in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #10 0xb7db9bbf in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #11 0xb7dba8f2 in _XtTranslateEvent () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #12 0xb7d920bf in XtDispatchEventToWidget () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #13 0xb7d92fbf in _XtSendFocusEvent () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #14 0xb7d9ac30 in _XtHandleFocus () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #15 0xb7d91eca in XtDispatchEventToWidget () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #16 0xb7d92390 in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #17 0xb7d9285d in XtDispatchEvent () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #18 0xb7d92d14 in XtAppMainLoop () from > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 > #19 0x080502be in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff314) at > nedit.c:760 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho > _______________________________________________ > Nedit-develop mailing list > Ned...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nedit-develop > |
From: Chris S. <cs...@is...> - 2014-10-12 19:13:29
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Greets all, Using Openmotif-2.1.32 (downloaded the source from the X-Designer/Imperial Software Technology website and compiled it with gcc 4.5.2) Nedit segfaults in libXm whenever it tries to pop up a warning dialog about a file that's been modified by another program or a file that doesn't exist anymore (has been moved or removed). There are no problems popping up other Nedit dialogs. This happens in both Nedit-5.5 and Nedit-current pulled from CVS at Sourceforge a few minutes ago (both compiled with gcc 4.5.2), Very odd but I'm just pointing it out for the record, no point adding it to the bug list I'm sure it's just something wrong with Openmotif-2.1.32. In case anyone's interested here's a backtrace: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0xb7eebabd in IsUnopt () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 (gdb) backtrace #0 0xb7eebabd in IsUnopt () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 #1 0xb7ef2c14 in XmStringConcatAndFree () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 #2 0xb7f4f29e in XmStringLtoRCreate () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 #3 0xb7f4f2e0 in XmStringCreateLtoR () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 #4 0x080c3b6c in DialogF (dialog_type=1, parent=0x82bf580, n=3, title=0x80d0f3c "File not found", msgstr=0x80d1370 "Error while checking the status of file "%s":\n "%s"\nAnother program may have deleted or moved it.\nRe-Save file or Save as a new file?") at DialogF.c:258 #5 0x0805252d in CheckForChangesToFile (window=0x829e130) at file.c:1620 #6 0x0805eb49 in focusCB (w=0x83299a8, window=0x829e130, callData=0xbfffc924) at window.c:2356 #7 0xb7d83aec in XtCallCallbacks () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #8 0x0808e8c1 in focusInAP (w=0x83299a8, event=0xbfffc924, args=0x0, nArgs=0xb7dc7524) at text.c:3309 #9 0xb7db980b in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #10 0xb7db9bbf in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #11 0xb7dba8f2 in _XtTranslateEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #12 0xb7d920bf in XtDispatchEventToWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #13 0xb7d92fbf in _XtSendFocusEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #14 0xb7d9ac30 in _XtHandleFocus () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #15 0xb7d91eca in XtDispatchEventToWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #16 0xb7d92390 in ?? () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #17 0xb7d9285d in XtDispatchEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #18 0xb7d92d14 in XtAppMainLoop () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #19 0x080502be in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff314) at nedit.c:760 |
From: Philip T. <ph...@pj...> - 2014-07-18 20:47:16
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No, easiest way is to go to http://opensuse.org and enter the package name (selecting "Software"). A lot of useful stuff there, and not just for openSUSE. Philip On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@in...> wrote: > On 07/18/2014 01:12 PM, Philip Tait wrote: > > Might be worth looking in this stuff to see how they got it to build for > openSUSE 13.1: > > > > https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=editors&package=nedit > > > > I use this daily, no problems. > > wow, thanks. Yast2 (install software) didn't find it for me. > > -- > ~Randy > |
From: Philip T. <ph...@pj...> - 2014-07-18 20:38:14
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Might be worth looking in this stuff to see how they got it to build for openSUSE 13.1: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=editors&package=nedit I use this daily, no problems. Philip On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@in...> wrote: > On 07/18/2014 12:56 PM, Bert Wesarg wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@in...> > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am trying to build nedit from the source tarball (5.5) for an > >> x86_64 machine. I am running openSUSE 13.1 (Linux). > >> > >> I have applied all of the netBSD patches from here: > >> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/editors/nedit/patches/ > >> (I started making the same patches then found these. :) > >> > >> I have a linker error: > >> > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: > cannot find -lXm > >> > >> although libXm is installed in /usr/lib64: > >> > >> rdunlap@dragon:lib64> pwd > >> /usr/lib64 > >> rdunlap@dragon:lib64> ll libXm* > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 17 14:10 libXm.so -> libXm.so.4.0.4* > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 16 19:36 libXm.so.4 -> > libXm.so.4.0.4* > >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2925384 Sep 27 2013 libXm.so.4.0.4* > >> > >> Any ideas on how to get 'ld' to see libXm? > > > > Actually, no idea. /usr/lib64 should be in the default search path on > > openSUSE, right? If not, you can try adding -L/usr/lib64. > > Yes, that's what the docs say. And adding -L/usr/lib64 still gave me the > same link error. > > > Bert > > > >> > >> > >> PS: do the discuss and develop mailing lists at nedit.org work? > > > > I don't think so. We have once moved to SF.net again, and nedit.org > > does not announce any mailing lists at all. > > It mentions them in the faq. > > Thanks. > > -- > ~Randy > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck > Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code > search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds > _______________________________________________ > Nedit-develop mailing list > Ned...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nedit-develop > |
From: Randy D. <rd...@in...> - 2014-07-18 20:15:46
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On 07/18/2014 01:12 PM, Philip Tait wrote: > Might be worth looking in this stuff to see how they got it to build for openSUSE 13.1: > > https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=editors&package=nedit > > I use this daily, no problems. wow, thanks. Yast2 (install software) didn't find it for me. -- ~Randy |
From: Randy D. <rd...@in...> - 2014-07-18 20:04:11
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On 07/18/2014 12:56 PM, Bert Wesarg wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@in...> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to build nedit from the source tarball (5.5) for an >> x86_64 machine. I am running openSUSE 13.1 (Linux). >> >> I have applied all of the netBSD patches from here: >> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/editors/nedit/patches/ >> (I started making the same patches then found these. :) >> >> I have a linker error: >> /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lXm >> >> although libXm is installed in /usr/lib64: >> >> rdunlap@dragon:lib64> pwd >> /usr/lib64 >> rdunlap@dragon:lib64> ll libXm* >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 17 14:10 libXm.so -> libXm.so.4.0.4* >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 16 19:36 libXm.so.4 -> libXm.so.4.0.4* >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2925384 Sep 27 2013 libXm.so.4.0.4* >> >> Any ideas on how to get 'ld' to see libXm? > > Actually, no idea. /usr/lib64 should be in the default search path on > openSUSE, right? If not, you can try adding -L/usr/lib64. Yes, that's what the docs say. And adding -L/usr/lib64 still gave me the same link error. > Bert > >> >> >> PS: do the discuss and develop mailing lists at nedit.org work? > > I don't think so. We have once moved to SF.net again, and nedit.org > does not announce any mailing lists at all. It mentions them in the faq. Thanks. -- ~Randy |
From: Bert W. <ber...@go...> - 2014-07-18 19:56:17
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Hi, On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@in...> wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to build nedit from the source tarball (5.5) for an > x86_64 machine. I am running openSUSE 13.1 (Linux). > > I have applied all of the netBSD patches from here: > http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/editors/nedit/patches/ > (I started making the same patches then found these. :) > > I have a linker error: > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lXm > > although libXm is installed in /usr/lib64: > > rdunlap@dragon:lib64> pwd > /usr/lib64 > rdunlap@dragon:lib64> ll libXm* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 17 14:10 libXm.so -> libXm.so.4.0.4* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 16 19:36 libXm.so.4 -> libXm.so.4.0.4* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2925384 Sep 27 2013 libXm.so.4.0.4* > > Any ideas on how to get 'ld' to see libXm? Actually, no idea. /usr/lib64 should be in the default search path on openSUSE, right? If not, you can try adding -L/usr/lib64. Bert > > > PS: do the discuss and develop mailing lists at nedit.org work? I don't think so. We have once moved to SF.net again, and nedit.org does not announce any mailing lists at all. > > Thanks, > -- > ~Randy > |
From: Randy D. <rd...@in...> - 2014-07-18 17:31:13
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Hi, I am trying to build nedit from the source tarball (5.5) for an x86_64 machine. I am running openSUSE 13.1 (Linux). I have applied all of the netBSD patches from here: http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/editors/nedit/patches/ (I started making the same patches then found these. :) I have a linker error: /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lXm although libXm is installed in /usr/lib64: rdunlap@dragon:lib64> pwd /usr/lib64 rdunlap@dragon:lib64> ll libXm* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 17 14:10 libXm.so -> libXm.so.4.0.4* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 16 19:36 libXm.so.4 -> libXm.so.4.0.4* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2925384 Sep 27 2013 libXm.so.4.0.4* Any ideas on how to get 'ld' to see libXm? PS: do the discuss and develop mailing lists at nedit.org work? Thanks, -- ~Randy |
From: Tim P. <trp...@gm...> - 2013-10-25 14:54:31
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I am alive and checking on the new location for the mailing lists. I have questions with setup of Nedit using cywin/xwin and a RH6 server running the Nedit windows. There are some short cuts that are not working correctly. How can I debug if it is the xwin or the server causing the problem? Thanks. -- Tim Paige |
From: David <dfl...@fr...> - 2013-08-09 16:47:20
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>> FLTK seems to be well supported, and since the code is open ... > Hmmm, in the past one of the main reasons to get rid of Motif was its > non-free license. Don't know if anyone still cares but since last > year Motif is available under LGPL - way too late > > For me, the most anoying was and still is there is no native port to Windows. After that, it looks like there are nobody for working on Motif anymore for this project. Not sure if it was Motif or the project. Regards, David PS :back from an offline vacation... |
From: Joerg F. <jf...@gm...> - 2013-07-27 21:38:25
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David wrote: > FLTK seems to be well supported, and since the code is open ... Hmmm, in the past one of the main reasons to get rid of Motif was its non-free license. Don't know if anyone still cares but since last year Motif is available under LGPL - way too late Cheers, Joerg |
From: David <dfl...@fr...> - 2013-07-22 06:05:13
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Le 21/07/2013 22:51, Volker Kuhlmann a écrit : > On Sun 23 Jun 2013 08:21:18 NZST +1200, David wrote: > >> This URL (http://hylvenir.free.fr/nedit/nedit.html) should work fine. >> Don't know why you got 404... > I get a 404 too. > > Toolkit is not necessarily nedit's biggest problem. It's lack of utf-8 > support, and nobody making a release in 10 years. > > Besides that I am unsure whether fltk is going to be better supported > long-term than motif - or useable for something fine-tuned like nedit, > but then, the tuning has going out a bit lately because of motif. > > Volker > Sorry, I changed for only http://hylvenir.free.fr/nedit/ (removed the nedit.html) I created a Nedit project on github. (https://github.com/dfleury2/Nedit) I will provide a Windows and Linux (Debian) binaries. Indeed, I was using NEdit for more than 15 years now, but I have never contributed to it. When I read the code, I was blocked by Motif and C. FLTK seems to be well supported, and since the code is open and small can be grasped by anybody quite easily. (but no VMS support), and support UTF8 (even if I don't port my code to it), and low level widget writing. The "joke" project I began, show that the widget part written in FLTK is 50% smaller than the Motif equivalent. But there is some functionalities missing (without some FLTK widget writing). At this time, I am blocked on this port (technical difficulties, job). David |
From: Volker K. <lis...@pa...> - 2013-07-21 20:51:22
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On Sun 23 Jun 2013 08:21:18 NZST +1200, David wrote: > This URL (http://hylvenir.free.fr/nedit/nedit.html) should work fine. > Don't know why you got 404... I get a 404 too. Toolkit is not necessarily nedit's biggest problem. It's lack of utf-8 support, and nobody making a release in 10 years. Besides that I am unsure whether fltk is going to be better supported long-term than motif - or useable for something fine-tuned like nedit, but then, the tuning has going out a bit lately because of motif. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. |
From: David <dfl...@fr...> - 2013-06-26 21:25:48
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Hi, I have create a repository on github where I have put my prototype and experimentations. (I am not use to git, but this is a way to learn...) https://github.com/dfleury2/Nedit Regards, David |
From: David <dfl...@fr...> - 2013-06-22 20:21:41
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Hi, sorry, to not answer on the thread I open, but I do not received the mail from the mailing list. I can only see the answers on the archive page from sourceforge. This URL (http://hylvenir.free.fr/nedit/nedit.html) should work fine. Don't know why you got 404... I have got a very small prototype with some features that do work a bit (like syntax highlight for example). There are some screenshots on the URL. But this is more a joke project than anything. I have done this more for fun (and learn fltk in the same way). Since I was using NEdit for more than 10 years now... I thought it deserve to live under Windows, and FLTK allow this. This is clearly a bit challenging, but it's part of the fun. Sorry for the release, I constrain myself not to code in C anymore, and I am not fond of Motif :) Regards, David |
From: Daniel E. <ei...@vi...> - 2013-06-22 15:28:53
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On Sat, 22 Jun 2013, Joerg Fischer wrote: > David wrote: > > Hi David > >> I plan to used NEdit++ as name but no sure I can (host on github for >> example) >> May be Mark Edel, or someone know it. > > If anybody would complain about the name, I would be at least as > surprised as getting any post on this list :) > > No really if you get NEdit to work on such a comparable simple toolkit > (compared with Motif) that would be a great job! How about a maintenance release? I think there have been some patches floating around in the ether. -- DE |
From: Joerg F. <jf...@gm...> - 2013-06-22 09:52:06
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David wrote: Hi David > I plan to used NEdit++ as name but no sure I can (host on github for > example) > May be Mark Edel, or someone know it. If anybody would complain about the name, I would be at least as surprised as getting any post on this list :) No really if you get NEdit to work on such a comparable simple toolkit (compared with Motif) that would be a great job! Cheers Joerg |