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diff --git a/editors/gate/pkg-descr b/editors/gate/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e4c88ec596a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/editors/gate/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Gate is text-gatherer. A text-gatherer is like a text-editor, but much +more lightweight and unobtrusive. + +If you have a program or shell script that asks people to enter a small +chunk of text, a text-gatherer like Gate is a good way to do it. It +doesn't clear the screen (annoying if there were just some instructions +printed there). It doesn't require you to know a lot of obscure editing +commands. It doesn't make excessive demands on the intelligence of your +terminal emulation software. + +It does provide a number of features that make it easier for novice users +to produce good text. It does word-wrap, prints a prompt on each new line, +and allows backspacing from the currently line onto previous lines. It +also provides features that a more experienced user can use. You can call +up normal editor, or use some of gate's simple-minded editing +commands. You can read in files, or save your text to a file. You can +filter your text through something like the unix "fmt" command. It +provides a nice spell-checking interface too. + +WWW: http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/gate.html |