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| author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-10-12 22:51:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-10-12 22:51:17 +0000 |
| commit | cc30d1a74694698675ecf14ad1a395423bc5e13f (patch) | |
| tree | 0791bb283d43e73f8a444ebd763297d61c05c218 /pod/perlfaq3.pod | |
| parent | 025a6ea34d1db43cc0ba155e47d26d92ef6726ef (diff) | |
| download | perl-cc30d1a74694698675ecf14ad1a395423bc5e13f.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq3.pod b/pod/perlfaq3.pod index 4085684ef7..27a54fa781 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq3.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq3.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.6 $, $Date: 2001/10/03 23:06:15 $) +perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.7 $, $Date: 2001/10/09 22:17:53 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -236,7 +236,21 @@ and possibly an emacs too, so you may not need to download anything. In any emacs the cperl-mode (M-x cperl-mode) gives you perhaps the best available Perl editing mode in any editor. -For Windows editors: you can download an Emacs +If you are using Windows, you can use any editor that lets +you work with plain text, such as NotePad or WordPad. Word +processors, such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, typically +do not work since they insert all sorts of behind-the-scenes +information, although some allow you to save files as "Text +Only". You can also download text editors designed +specifically for programming, such as Textpad +(http://www.textpad.com/) and UltraEdit +(http://www.ultraedit.com), among others. + +If you are using MacOS, the same concerns apply. MacPerl +(for Classic environments) comes with a simple editor. +Popular external editors are BBEdit (http://www.bbedit.com) +or Alpha (http://alpha.olm.net/). MacOS X users can use Unix +editors as well. =over 4 |