VDE 1.96A under PocketDOS
It's great to learn that this editor is quite popular among the HP LX users. Definitely worth digging!
Here are the highlighted features from the manual:
VDE is a small, fast DOS-based text editor for PC compatibles offering:
* WordStar-style command keys, or easy menu-driven basic operation
* multiple file editing with dual windows, copy and paste, compare
* block copy, move, delete, read, write, zoom, and column mode
* find and replace
(including backward, ignore case, all files, etc
)
* protected mode, multi-level undo, and automatic timed save
* powerful programmable macros to automate tasks or create new features
* definable function keys and many other user-configurable options
* many choices of text, screen, and window sizes
* full-featured file browser
(tag, edit, import, delete, etc
)
* access to DOS utilities, full DOS shell, and Windows Clipboard
* compatibility with Windows features like Long File Names
* fast, effective operation even on older PCs, laptops, palmtops
Yet VDE is also an effective word processor, with:
* fully automatic, permanent paragraph formatting
(manual optional
)
* wordwrap, adjustable margins, center, flush right, variable tabs,
autoindent, double space, right justify
* writer's tools including word count, list numbering, sorting
* print preview to check format and pagebreaks before printing
* customizable printer drivers for special effects
(bold, underline,
italic, super/subscript, overstrike, fonts, etc
)
* many printing options
(headers, pagination, selective print, single
sheet feed, address envelopes, print to file, etc
)
* multiple file formats for text exchange/translation, including DOS,
Windows/Unicode, RTF, WordStar, WordPerfect, Word, HPLX, Unix