NEdit Version 4.0.3

NEdit is a GUI style plain text editor for workstations with X Windows and
Motif.  It supports a thorough set of features for programming and general
purpose text editing.  Features include:

   - Efficient, proven command set 
      - Very complete functionality.  NEdit is the primary editor for
        thousands of Unix and VMS programmers 
      - Thorough consistency with Motif, MS Windows, and Macintosh
        conventions 
      - Designed for intensive use: fast response time, menu and dialog
        shortcuts, streamlined interaction 
      - Multi-level undo
      - Learn/replay
   - 100% GUI from the ground up 
      - True multi-window, fully graphical design 
      - Mouse based editing
      - Cut and Paste with other X/Motif programs, full compatibility
        with all X and Motif selection and text interchange styles
      - Secondary, quick-action, selections
      - Rectangular selection mode
   - Easy to learn 
      - Just point and type 
      - Capabilities are presented clearly in top level menus 
      - Comprehensive on-line help 
      - No special knowledge of X required, all important options
        can be set from within the program 
   - Features for programmers 
      - Auto-indent 
      - Block indentation adjustment 
      - Parenthesis flashing and matching 
      - Find lines directly from compiler error output 
      - Emulated tabs
      - Unix ctags support
      - Client/Server mode for integration with software development tools
   - Easy installation 
      - Self contained single executable file 
      - Pre-built, tested executables available for Silicon Graphics, Sun
        (Solaris & SunOS), HP, OSF/1, DEC Ultrix, IBM AIX, Linux, and VMS
        systems 

Pre-built NEdit executables are available by anonymous ftp from ftp.fnal.gov
in the /pub/nedit directory.  There is also a web page with more information:

   http://www-pat.fnal.gov/nirvana/nedit.html

Send problems, questions, and comments to Send questions or comments to
nedit_support@fnal.gov.  Before reporting a problem, please check the
Problems/Bugs section of the online help to make sure the problem is not
already known.


Mark Edel, m/s 234
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
P.O. Box 500
Batavia, IL 60148
(708)840-2496
edel@fnal.gov