NEdit V4.0.1                                                           3/21/96

NEdit is a GUI style plain-text editor for X/Motif systems. It is very easy to
use, especially for those familiar with the Macintosh or MS Windows style of
interface, combining full use of the mouse and window manager, with keystroke
efficiency and a full complement of powerful editing commands. 

Features

   - Efficient, proven command set 
      - Very complete functionality.  NEdit is the primary editor for
        thousands of Unix and VMS programmers 
      - Thorough consistency with Motif, MS Windows, and Macintosh
        conventions 
      - Designed for intensive use: fast response time, menu and dialog
        shortcuts, streamlined interaction 
      - Multi-level undo
      - Learn/replay
   - 100% GUI from the ground up 
      - True multi-window, fully graphical design 
      - Mouse based editing
      - Cut and Paste with other X Windows/Motif programs, full compatibility
        with all X and Motif selection and text interchange styles
      - Secondary, quick-action, selections
      - Rectangular selection mode
   - Easy to learn 
      - Just point and type 
      - Capabilities are presented clearly in top level menus 
      - Comprehensive on-line help 
      - No special knowledge of X Windows required, all important options
        can be set from within the program 
   - Features for programmers 
      - Auto-indent 
      - Block indentation adjustment 
      - Parenthesis flashing and matching 
      - Find lines directly from compiler error output 
      - Emulated tabs
      - Unix ctags support
      - Client/Server mode for integration with software development tools
   - Easy installation 
      - Self contained single executable file 
      - Pre-built, tested executables available for Silicon Graphics, Sun
        (Solaris & SunOS), HP, OSF/1, DEC Ultrix, IBM AIX, Linux, and VMS
        systems 


INSTALLATION

NEdit consists of a single, stand-alone executable file which does not require
any special installation beyond copying it to your system and making it
accessible to users.

To install NEdit on Unix systems:

    1) Copy the appropriate executable to your system using ftp in binary
       mode, changing the name to remove the _sgi, _ibm, etc. suffix.  If
       you might want to run NEdit in client/server mode, also fetch the
       corresponding nc executable for your system type.

    2) Check that the file(s) have execute permission.  If not, use the chmod
       command to make them executable.
    
    3) Add the directory containing the file to your path.
    
To install NEdit on VMS systems:

    1) Copy nedit_vms.exe or nedit_vms_axp.exe to your system using ftp in
       binary mode, changing the name to nedit.exe.  If you might want to
       run NEdit in client/server mode, also fetch nc_vms.exe.
       
    2) Define a foreign command called nedit to invoke the nedit executable
       (and equivalently for nc). For example, if nedit.exe were in the
       directory mydir on the disk called mydev, adding the following line
       to your login.com file would define the nedit command:

            $ ned*it :== $mydev:[mydir]nedit.exe

Also check the platform specific README files, i.e. README.sun and README.ibm,
for additional information about your particular system.


RUNNING NEDIT

If you are accessing a host Unix system from a remote workstation or X terminal,
you need to set the Unix environment variable for your display:

	% setenv DISPLAY devicename:0
	
where devicename is the network node name of the workstation or X terminal
where you are typing.  On VMS systems, the equivalent command is:

	$ set display/create/node=devicename

To run NEdit, simply type "nedit", optionally followed by the name of a file or
files to edit.  On-line help is available from the pulldown menu on the far
right of the menu bar.  For more information on the syntax of the nedit command
line, look under the heading of "NEdit Command Line."


FURTHER INFORMATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LICENSING

More detailed information including, distribution policy, acknowledgements,
and legal disclaimers can be found in NEdit's on-line help.  Most of this
information is reproduced in the file nedit.doc on ftp.fnal.gov in pub/nedit.
There is an NEdit mailing list, for discussions with other NEdit users.
Information on subscribing can be found in the NEdit on-line help.  There is
also a web page for NEdit at: http://fnpspa.fnal.gov/nirvana/nedit.html, or
find out more about Fermilab: http://www.fnal.gov, or information on other
publicly available Fermilab software: http://www.fnal.gov/fermitools.


PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS:

Send problems, questions, and comments to nedit_support@fnal.gov.  Before
reporting a problem, please check the Problems/Bugs section of the online help
to make sure the problem is not already known.


Mark Edel, m/s 234
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
P.O. Box 500
Batavia, IL 60148
(708)840-2496
edel@fnal.gov