World: r3wp

Have to use the clipboard to transfer stuff to and from the r3 alpha 
console

yes, console under Windows is really bad ... also no multiline support 
for REBOL code ...

Is it better under linux?

don't know ...

Not much.

If you want to suggest a plan for better console, please do.

It would not require much on the reblib side to support a console 
-- most of the code is on the host side.

R2 console code is not reusable?

The necessary reblib calls would be for things like word completion, 
since the symbol table is internal to the lib.

ditto

R2 could be used... but, I had "imagined" there were better packages 
that we could use and get a full featured console.

well I don't use word completion ... didn't even know it existed 
for files

Le's be practical and reuse R2

Is that the most practical?  What ever happened to operating systems 
that provide a real console lib?

the most practical is to make it usable for users and optimize later 
on

Certainly, we can use our 1998ish console code to start. But, seems 
a bit backward.

lacking cut and paste as now is somewhat even more backward!

Feels like the original console of 1998 which also lacked cut and 
paste if  I recall correctly

What, you can't write everything in one line?

hehe

uhuh

writing a scheme in one line ... nope

and what about a graphic console (with gobs) ?

You paste schemes?!

you're being silly

S: that was my goal.

I'm responding the same

C: I have, for testing, it worked very well in R2

Actually I was trying to paste in your code samples from the wiki 
...

you need to reformat them all as one liners

lol

Yes, I have same issue on bug testing from curecode.

Of course, if that's all you really need, then just write a do-clip 
function.

But, I suspect people want some other features, no?

who cares what others want .. this is Graham's group :)

Current OSes have console libs, but they're different depending on 
the platform

So the issue is whether to standardise or diversify

The windows console in Windows 7 is very odd ... if you maximize 
it , it shifts to the left hand side of the screen.  Try and move 
it and is shrinks back again :(

I think that is the role of the host.  people with experience in 
OS specific console code should adapt their host code to use it.

the dos shell does the same

ah, so no progress there from win95.

Amazing how multibillion dollar companies don't maintain basic utilities.

so, if you want to read the examples on a web page ( usuaally placed 
on the left ) and have an maximized console open .. you can't see 
both

As long as there's no meaningful competition...

Luckily my secondary LCD screen has arrived now ...

Rich organisations and people are rich, for one reason, by not spending 
it

Well, no one will reject it outright for bad console.

Graham... did you try the screen? mine works its really cool.

Yes .. I have tried it

Needs 10 points of touch to set it up corectly