From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs like line editing during perl input. Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:17:33 GMT Organization: Still searching... Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1041297751 31402 80.91.224.249 (31 Dec 2002 01:22:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:22:31 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18TB70-0008AM-00 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 02:22:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18TB5k-0000pt-0A for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:21:12 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr19.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!cbca52ab!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 24 User-Agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9MVCwiEwCktsM87FYPv2ETccHRE= Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.207.140.71 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net Original-X-Trace: newssvr19.news.prodigy.com 1041297453 ST000 63.207.140.71 (Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:17:33 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:17:33 EST X-UserInfo1: TSU[@ION]ZWSCFD[LZKJOPHAWB\^PBQLGPQRJVMHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:108610 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:5139 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:5139 those who know me have no need of my name writes: > in gnu.emacs.help i read: >>those who know me have no need of my name >>writes: > >>Sorry Those, but Nope ... you're not redirecting me. I posted here >>for a purpose. I wanted the input of emacs perl sharpies. > > too bad, they'd answer your entirely perl question. (childish-mode: i know > how to do what you want to do, in fact it's plain as can be for anyone that > is willing to invest the effort in actually learning a little perl, but i'm > not going to tell you because you decided to ignore my hint, and besides > it's off-topic for this group.) You're a hard man Those.. But suprise, I've already posted about this thrice on the perl beginner list. I get no farther than suggestions to use Term::ReadLine. If it were really plain to see, I'd see it. I've written semi extensive perl scripts and know rudimentary perl. I want emacs style editing so while it may be a bit of a stretch, it is emacs related.