Re: [Tutor] Building a simple text editor

2006-10-14 Thread Alan Gauld
"Asrarahmed Kadri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Is it possible to make the utility like in vi, where the user keeps > on > entering the data and when he hits ':wq', the work is saved and the > application exists. YES BUT THE ACTUAL CODE TO READ KEYSTROKES AS THEY ARE TYPED WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT

Re: [Tutor] Building a simple text editor

2006-10-14 Thread wesley chun
> I am trying to build a simple text editor which has a couple of options of > editing, displaying and saving the file. > Now what I want to do is to allow teh user to keep entering the text unless > he pressed ':q'. reading of and writing of a text file is one of the examples i added to "Core Py

Re: [Tutor] Building a simple text editor

2006-10-14 Thread Asrarahmed Kadri
  Is it possible to make the utility like in vi, where the user keeps on entering the data and when he hits ':wq', the work is saved and the application exists.   I guess the use of standard input file would be applicable???   Thanks. Regrds, Asrar  On 10/14/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: [Tutor] Building a simple text editor

2006-10-14 Thread Alan Gauld
> I am trying to build a simple text editor which has a couple of > options of > editing, displaying and saving the file. Are you using a GUI or console? The solution is potentially quite different depending on the choice. > Now what I want to do is to allow teh user to keep entering the text >

[Tutor] Building a simple text editor

2006-10-14 Thread Asrarahmed Kadri
  Folks,   I am trying to build a simple text editor which has a couple of options of editing, displaying and saving the file. Now what I want to do is to allow teh user to keep entering the text unless he pressed ':q'.   How can I add this functionality??   Thanks. REgards, Asrar -- To HIM you sha