Yeah it does not need to be python, I dropped emacs lisp due to (pain), never liked bash, or perl. Java like in matlab isnt nice either, too damned verbose. Rub

Yeah it does not need to be python, I dropped emacs lisp due to (pain), never liked bash, or perl. Java like in matlab isnt nice either, too damned verbose. Ruby might work, most webstuff is great at showing stuff, but I havent tried it. The generic variant would be to make it modular and replaceable, but that would be a mistake, I would much rather have a tool good at a specific subset of jobs than a config heavy tool which is medicore at all. Perhaps advanced search and replace fits that, but I think its a fundamental aspect of editing. Thats a good idea!