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From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: SubEthaEdit style networked editing
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:27:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <85k6aypax9.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1142266883.831202.314610@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com

"Shug Boabby" <Shug.Boabby@gmail.com> writes:

> I have used a program named SubEthaEdit in the past for
> collaborative editing of a text file. One computer is designated as
> the server for the file, then other users can connect and edit the
> file... everyone sees everyone else's edits in realtime in their
> editor (in different colours).
>
> This is the most incredible collaborative editing tool I have ever
> seen, with only two problems... it is only for the Mac and, most
> importantly, it is not Emacs.
>
> Does anyone know of any Emacs packages that accomplish the same
> thing?  Or has Emacs hit a dead-end in its ability to be extended?

Have you taken a look at
M-x make-frame-on-display RET
?

It is also in the menu bar.  However, for actual colloboration, I
think it better to decouple the working versions via CVS or a similar
version control system: that way people retain consistent copies.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

  reply	other threads:[~2006-03-13 16:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-03-13 16:21 SubEthaEdit style networked editing Shug Boabby
2006-03-13 16:27 ` David Kastrup [this message]
2006-03-13 17:09   ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-14 14:13     ` david.reitter
2006-03-14 17:57       ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-15 16:03     ` Mathias Dahl
2006-03-15 16:54       ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-15 17:04       ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-16 15:31         ` Mathias Dahl
2006-03-21 16:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2006-03-22 14:45   ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-22 15:56     ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found]     ` <mailman.32.1143043283.14011.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-03-22 17:14       ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-22 17:17         ` Shug Boabby
2006-03-22 19:32         ` Kevin Rodgers
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-03-16  0:15 David Reitter
     [not found] <mailman.94.1142468136.9686.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-03-16 20:04 ` Shug Boabby

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