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Wikipedia entry: JED is a text editor that makes extensive use of the S-Lang library. It is highly cross-platform compatible; JED runs on Windows and all flavo

Wikipedia entry: JED is a text editor that makes extensive use of the S-Lang library. It is highly cross-platform compatible; JED runs on Windows and all flavors on Linux and Unix. Older versions are available for DOS. It is also very lightweight (meaning very parsimonious in its use of system resources), which makes it an ideal editor for older systems, embedded systems, etc. JED's Emacs mode is one of the most faithful emulations available. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JED_(text_editor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JED_(text_editor)

m463 7y ago
I used to use lightweight editors on small systems like vi (not vim, the smaller vi). But when I discovered emacs tramp mode, I sort of got away from that. emacs comes with tramp mode built-in and allows you to edit a file on even very small embedded devices using only ssh. I think it might work on telnet or other protocols, but I've never tried them. for example emacs /ssh:foo:/etc/bar.cfg where ssh is the protocol, foo is the machine name and /etc/bar.cfg is the file on foo to edit. or emacs /ssh:user@host:.profile
- smitty1e 7y ago
  The syntax for tramp-mode is on the arcane side.
  - m463 7y ago
    I mostly use emacs /ssh:ab:.bashrc which I think compares favorably with ssh ab emacs .bashrc (or anything with a URL) my .ssh/config contains a "Host ab" section for particulars about logging into the machine. Although you have a point. For instance there is a weird bug or two in tramp mode, like (absolute-file-p "/ssh:ab:.bashrc") erroneously returns t
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    What's arcane in /[protocol]:[login]@[machine]:[path to remote file]?
- dan-robertson 7y ago
  The thing which I wish was easy is having ssh pass enough things forward (and backward) that you can ssh somewhere, run emacsclient on a file and have that file show up (via tramp) in your emacs. It’s just about possible but hard and hacks and not really supported by ssh.

m463 7y ago

I used to use lightweight editors on small systems like vi (not vim, the smaller vi). But when I discovered emacs tramp mode, I sort of got away from that. emacs comes with tramp mode built-in and allows you to edit a file on even very small embedded devices using only ssh. I think it might work on telnet or other protocols, but I've never tried them. for example emacs /ssh:foo:/etc/bar.cfg where ssh is the protocol, foo is the machine name and /etc/bar.cfg is the file on foo to edit. or emacs /ssh:user@host:.profile

smitty1e 7y ago
The syntax for tramp-mode is on the arcane side.
- m463 7y ago
  I mostly use emacs /ssh:ab:.bashrc which I think compares favorably with ssh ab emacs .bashrc (or anything with a URL) my .ssh/config contains a "Host ab" section for particulars about logging into the machine. Although you have a point. For instance there is a weird bug or two in tramp mode, like (absolute-file-p "/ssh:ab:.bashrc") erroneously returns t
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  What's arcane in /[protocol]:[login]@[machine]:[path to remote file]?
dan-robertson 7y ago
The thing which I wish was easy is having ssh pass enough things forward (and backward) that you can ssh somewhere, run emacsclient on a file and have that file show up (via tramp) in your emacs. It’s just about possible but hard and hacks and not really supported by ssh.