An editor designed to mimic the interface of the
[UNIX editor 'vi'][1]. The name (ST Editor for VI Enthusiasts)
comes from the fact that the editor was first written for
the Atari ST. The current version also supports UNIX, Minix
(ST), MS-DOS, and OS/2, but I've left the name intact for
now.

This program is the result of many late nights of hacking
over the last couple of years. The first version was writ-
ten by Tim Thompson and posted to USENET. From there, I
reworked the data structures completely, added LOTS of
features, and generally improved the overall performance in
the process.

I've labelled STEVIE an 'aspiring' vi clone as a warning to
those who may expect too much. On the whole, the editor is
pretty complete. Nearly all of the visual mode commands are
supported. And several of the more important 'ex' commands
are supported as well. I've tried hard to capture the feel
of vi by getting the little things right. Making lines wrap
correctly, supporting true operators, and even getting the
cursor to land on the right place for tabs are all a pain,
but really help make the editor feel right. I've tried to
resist the temptation to deviate from the behavior of vi,
even where I disagree with the original design.

The biggest problem remaining has to do with the fact that
the edit buffer is maintained entirely in memory, limiting
the size of files that can be edited in some environments.
Other missing features include named buffers and macros.
Performance is generally reasonable, although the screen
update code could be more efficient. This is generally only
visible on fairly slow systems.

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi

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