----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Hixson" <charleshixsn / earthlink.net>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk / netlab.co.jp>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:10 PM
Subject: [ruby-talk:8765] Re: Dev Ruby on Windows: How do YOU do that?


> Franz GEIGER wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I wonder how the Windows folks develop Ruby programs. Which editor do
you
> > use, and how do you debug your programs?

I use Textpad ( www.textpad.comp ) with highlight Ruby syntax ( ruby.syn).
With Textpad, you can start external programs ( Tools menu) with the current
editing file.
I use also 4dos ( www.jpsoft.com ), it is more funny than dos.


> >
> > Thanks in advance and best regards
> > Franz GEIGER
> >
> I usually use RubyWin, though I dislike the way that it handles tabs.  I
> prefer to use tabs 3-spaces wide at the start of lines.  Reasonably easy
> in Linux, but on Win95 ... well, the editors that I have that highlight
> Ruby syntax are limited to RubyWin.  And the invocation without having a
> dos window open is nice, too (but I still usually run from file).
>