Re:Text Editing Hates You Too
by lioeters on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:54PM
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> user-programmable externally to any given application
I think this is why it reminded me of TCL, specifically the "expect" command that can script apps that know nothing about it. From the Wikipedia page, the TCL Expect extension: "automates interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface".
So how I imagine this "Emacs as an OS" paradigm you're describing, is that it mediates interactions with any and all apps that expose a text input/edit interface, to allow programmatic customizations.
Like I'd love to script my own shortcuts for Firefox (or other apps) - possibly with multiple steps, taking input from some config file, or sending a link to another app.. Or, as you mentioned, Emmet-style expansions that work in any input field or textarea..
I think this is why it reminded me of TCL, specifically the "expect" command that can script apps that know nothing about it. From the Wikipedia page, the TCL Expect extension: "automates interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface".
So how I imagine this "Emacs as an OS" paradigm you're describing, is that it mediates interactions with any and all apps that expose a text input/edit interface, to allow programmatic customizations.
Like I'd love to script my own shortcuts for Firefox (or other apps) - possibly with multiple steps, taking input from some config file, or sending a link to another app.. Or, as you mentioned, Emmet-style expansions that work in any input field or textarea..