Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web • Hacker News Board

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by rguzman » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:33 PM UTC

jeffmiller wrote: post #9

GitHub should integrate this into their site for editing files.

More generally, this should be bundled into a js plugin like disqus or uservoice. I'd guess it would make sense on a lot of sites.

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by dorkitude » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:34 PM UTC

this is polished! salesforce should use this for the Apex platform.

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by mronge » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:39 PM UTC

Now what I'd really like is the reverse: Webkit in an emacs buffer. That would totally rock I'd never have to leave emacs.

I wonder how hard it would be to hack something up like that?

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by JoelMcCracken » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:41 PM UTC

I tried integrating this into an app I am working on, but it was just too tightly integrated within its custom UI library.

This app is truly awesome, but it is just impossible to integrate with anything. Someday I might try to fork it -- lord knows I already know enough about its internals.

(edit: sorry about the double post. I wiped the screen of my iphone immediately after hitting submit -- guess this is what happened.

Also, it would be awesome if someone made this into a bookmarklet)

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:41 PM UTC

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Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by angrycoder » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:41 PM UTC

jasonjei wrote: post #6

The problem is I need an emacs/vim/TextMate style editor for the iPad usable in the airplane. I really wish TextMate would become available on iOS.

its called a netbook.

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by agentultra » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:42 PM UTC

Aw, FF + Vimperator = no go. lol

Neat app. I'm a total emacs nut.

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by roadnottaken » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:43 PM UTC

jcsalterego wrote: post #10

roadnottaken wrote: post #4

Cool, but Ctrl-N (move down) doesn't work (it opens a new page).

Maybe it depends on which browser you're using, but in Safari 5, when the main textbox/input box has focus, C-n works for me, as well as ESC for Meta. You may want to try giving it focus first?

Strangely (ironically) Ctrl-N works fine in Safari (on Windows), but Ctrl-P brings up the "Print" dialog. In Chrome Ctrl-P works fine, but Ctrl-N brings up the "New Window" dialog.

Both work fine in Firefox.

Who said that one of the best things about developing web-apps is that the apps are cross-platform?

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by chrislo » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:48 PM UTC

mronge wrote: post #13

Now what I'd really like is the reverse: Webkit in an emacs buffer. That would totally rock I'd never have to leave emacs. I wonder how hard it would be to hack something up like that?

Someone did start working on that: http://github.com/jave/emacs/tree/xembed

I'm not sure what the current status is though.

Re: Ymacs -- An Emacs-like editor for the Web

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Post by shimon » Tue, Nov 02, 2010, 10:59 PM UTC

Dear god,

If you could combine this with a Google-docs-like collaborative editing feature, I could once again enjoy a life free of word processors, where the true meaning of Meta-Shift-^ could become known to the masses.

That would rock. Just sayin'.