[PLUG] HOW to search for a specialized text editor?
Richard Owlett
rowlett at cloud85.net
Mon May 1 21:42:32 UTC 2017
Please note the _*FIRST WORD*_ of the subject line <GRIN>
[Did a preliminary web search. Results indicated I was clueless ;]
Background:
Last week I was asked to be one of the proofreaders of a near final
draft of a ~1300 word document. IOW the structure and desired content
were firmly established. Although fluent in English, it is not the
author's primary language. He had prepared the English text I (and
others) were reviewing.
Desired specifications:
1. It shall have exactly 2 panes.
2. Pane 1 shall:
a. have a verbatim copy of the original text.
b. assign immutable tags (visible or not) to beginning AND
end of each paragraph.
c. be intrinsically READ-ONLY.
That implies that both text and tags are immutable from
invocation to invocation.
3. Pane 2 shall:
a. on initial invocation be a byte for byte duplicate [*INCLUDING*
tags] of the original.
b. as Pane 2 is edited maintain visual sync of initial paragraph
start and ultimate edited paragraph extent. [Is that vague ;]
Am I even "asking right questions"?
TIA as "owl" *DUCKS* fer cover
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