Now I see there is/was a WordStar mode (ws-mode.el) which I would love to
get working. I've been using Jstar for years because it emulates the
WordStar keystrokes I learned in the late 80s, early 90s. Ultimately I would like to patch the ws-mode to make it a minor mode so it could work with fountain-mode (which is a major mode package). But first things first, first I would just like to get ws-mode to work. (I don't even really fully understand "major-mode" or "minor-mode.")
I've copied and pasted ws-mode.el into a file and used "m-x load-file," but
I keep getting a "no-match" error. Obviously my ignorance is the issue, but
a quick pointer would be appreciated. Thank you.
RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
Now I see there is/was a WordStar mode (ws-mode.el) which I would love to
get working. I've been using Jstar for years because it emulates the
WordStar keystrokes I learned in the late 80s, early 90s. Ultimately I would >> like to patch the ws-mode to make it a minor mode so it could work with
fountain-mode (which is a major mode package). But first things first, first >> I would just like to get ws-mode to work. (I don't even really fully
understand "major-mode" or "minor-mode.")
I've copied and pasted ws-mode.el into a file and used "m-x load-file," but >> I keep getting a "no-match" error. Obviously my ignorance is the issue, but >> a quick pointer would be appreciated. Thank you.
I don't know why it is marked as obsolete. This should work
Replace 26.2 by your version number and do:
M-: (load-file "/usr/local/share/emacs/26.2/lisp/obsolete/ws-mode.el.gz")
M-x wordstar-mode
Now, down the line when (hopefully) I've learned a little something, I'll
try using the patch that's supposed to change wordstar-mode into a minor
mode so I can use it in conjunction with fountain-mode (which is major). But I definitely need to learn a little before trying that.
RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
Now, down the line when (hopefully) I've learned a little something, I'll
try using the patch that's supposed to change wordstar-mode into a minor
mode so I can use it in conjunction with fountain-mode (which is major). But >> I definitely need to learn a little before trying that.
Never tried, but I think it has been done already. Have a look at these links.
[PATCH] change wordstar-mode into a minor mode https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00467.html
https://github.com/dfr62/wormstar
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