Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 15:49:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> Cc: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs%freebsd.org@sunrise.cs.berkeley.edu>, bvsmith@lbl.gov, ports%freebsd.org@sunrise.cs.berkeley.edu, gj%freebsd.org@sunrise.cs.berkeley.edu, me%freebsd.org@sunrise.cs.berkeley.edu, asami%freebsd.org@sunrise.cs.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: xfig.3.1.4 extension to support vi -C signals linkage Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.960811154714.10084D-100000@thurston.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960811224439.3409B-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Narvi wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > > > > I have developed an extension to xfig.3.1.4 (Ref. freebsd/ports/graphics/xfig) > > > that allows an adjacent xterm running 'vi' to send a signal on each ':w' > > > that xfig interprets as a re-open & redisplay command. > > > > > > This mechanism is compatible with my previous work on vi ghostview & chimera. > > > > I like the matchup, I wonder if there's some way to make something like > > this work inside the standard ports setup. There's not port of nvi (Keith > > Bostic's latest version of vi) although it compiles easily on FreeBSD. Do > > you have pointers to your work on ghostview and and chimera? > > > > How about making it a separate, local port that would depend on the > presence of xfig and build a new xfig? Just like tclX does... I want to hear from Julian, does adding this functionality make any difference to how the port works in the absence of a patched vi? I'm looking for a reason why we would NOT want this mod in our ports? I'm thinking that maybe this should go into xfig, ghostview, chimera, and maybe a patched port of nvi. > > Sander > > > I sure like the basic idea, a timesaver for sure. > > > > > > > [snip - sorry, I really did mean to snip the .sigs] > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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