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In that same vain, I would love an emacs in a browser based on the Javascript language. So, a base API to create new buffers/windows. Ideally a theme manager an

by phzbOx 15y ago

In that same vain, I would love an emacs in a browser based on the Javascript language. So, a base API to create new buffers/windows. Ideally a theme manager and a plugin/extension system. The goal would be to have this app open 24h/24 on a server and be able to totally use it from the browser and customize it with Javascript. I would also be able to have a irc client (Think erc) directly in this 'editor' coded entirely in Javascript using this API. Basically, anything you could do with emacs would be possible, but directly from the browser hosted somewhere and running 24h/24.

mnutt 15y ago
That's interesting, but one of the challenges is the wide variety of modifier keys emacs uses, and the difficulty of binding them all in the browser. The other major challenge is just duplicating javascript the sheer quantity of functionality emacs provides. An easier first step may be to run emacs on the server and write a javascript-based client for it.
- ajross 15y ago
  Or, you know, run emacs on the server and write a "ssh based client" for it. :) What would be the value of running in a browser specifically? The files you are editting almost by definition live outside the browser's sandbox. And if they're going to be managed server-side, it seems like there's a perfectly working 40 year old paradigm for managing files on a remote host.
  - mnutt 15y ago
    You're right, it's an interesting challenge but not necessarily one that is begging to be solved.
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tikhonj 15y ago
This might not be everything you want, but check out Ymacs: http://www.ymacs.org/ http://www.ymacs.org/
intranation 15y ago
Not sure about having an editor in a browser, but if you want a (mostly) decent IRC client in the browser you could try: https://irccloud.com/ https://irccloud.com/ I have 3 invites if anyone wants to email me (my email is on my profile).

by phzbOx 15y ago

mnutt 15y ago

That's interesting, but one of the challenges is the wide variety of modifier keys emacs uses, and the difficulty of binding them all in the browser. The other major challenge is just duplicating javascript the sheer quantity of functionality emacs provides. An easier first step may be to run emacs on the server and write a javascript-based client for it.

ajross 15y ago
Or, you know, run emacs on the server and write a "ssh based client" for it. :) What would be the value of running in a browser specifically? The files you are editting almost by definition live outside the browser's sandbox. And if they're going to be managed server-side, it seems like there's a perfectly working 40 year old paradigm for managing files on a remote host.
- mnutt 15y ago
  You're right, it's an interesting challenge but not necessarily one that is begging to be solved.

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tikhonj 15y ago

This might not be everything you want, but check out Ymacs: http://www.ymacs.org/ http://www.ymacs.org/

intranation 15y ago

Not sure about having an editor in a browser, but if you want a (mostly) decent IRC client in the browser you could try: https://irccloud.com/ https://irccloud.com/ I have 3 invites if anyone wants to email me (my email is on my profile).