[climacs-devel] "Vial" mode for Climacs?

[Brad Beveridge]

> > I have a novel ideal, that relies on some functionality available in
> > an experimental version of ESA (the library responsible for Climacs
> > command processing, among other things) I'm working on. Basically, I
> > define the concept of a "command processor" that is fed gestures and
> > uses these gestures to look up commands in command tables - really,
> > what CLIM does by default. However, you can create a new command
> > processor (all it needs to do is to obey the command processor
> > protocol) that implements more Vi-like behavior. As it can do
> > gesture-processing however it likes, it can implement Vi-style
> > pairings of editing and movement commands.
> I like the sound of this idea.  Is this experimental command processor
> in ESA cvs right now?  Also, when you say "fed gestures" I assume you
> mean that the command processor is getting input from McClim?

I should have also asked to please have the experimental code if it
isn't in CVS (I can't see it there)


Cheers
Brad