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{{Software
The Epsilon Programmer's Editor is a multi-platform text editor that in addition to OS/2 is available for DOS, MS Windows, Linux, MacOS X and FreeBSD, and is sold as a platform independent license, i.e. you get a license to run it on all supported platforms. The program is very EMACS like and can take some [[EMACS]] extensions and offers a [[Brief]] command set compatibility as well. The OS/2 and DOS versions are no longer being developed but are sold and supported by the company.
|Picture=Epslogo.gif
|Name=Epsilon Programmer's Editor
|Version= 11.06 (2002)
|Vendor=[[Lugaru Software]], Ltd.
|Author=Todd Doucet<br/>Steven Doerfler
|Licence=Commercial
|WWW=http://www.lugaru.com
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The '''Epsilon Programmer's Editor''' is a multi-platform text editor that in addition to OS/2 is available for DOS, MS Windows, Linux, MacOS X and FreeBSD, and is sold as a platform independent license, i.e. you get a license to run it on all supported platforms. The program is very EMACS like and can take some [[EMACS]] extensions and offers a [[Brief]] command set compatibility as well. The OS/2 and DOS versions are no longer being developed but are sold and supported by the company.


This program was one of the first third party software to be shipped for the 16 bit version of OS/2 in 1987 (Epsilon 3.2).
This program was one of the first third party software to be shipped for the 16 bit version of OS/2 in 1987 (Epsilon 3.2).


==Features==
==Features==
;Syntax highlighting
;Language modes:Modes offer syntax highlighting, statement completion (template editing) and automatic indenting amongst other features.
Full "modes" are available for [[C]], [[C++]], EEL (Epsilon's own macro language), [[Java]] and [[Perl]], but a mode offers syntax highlighting, statement completion (template editing) and automatic indenting amongst other features. Syntax highlighting is also built in for x86 [[Assembly language]], [[HTML]] and [[TeX]].
:Full "modes" are available for:
:*Asm Mode -  x86 [[Assembly language]], Motorola 68HC12
:*C Mode - [[C]], [[C++]], C#, EEL (Epsilon's own macro language), Objective C and [[Java]]
:*CSS Mode
:*GAMS Mode
:*HTML/XML - [[HTML]]
:*Makefile Mode
:*Perl Mode - [[Perl]]
:*PHP Mode
:*PostScript Mode
:*Python Mode
:*Tcl Mode
:*TeX/LaTeX Mode - [[TeX]]
:*Visual Basic Mode


;Optional modes
;Optional modes
Modes created by third party include support for [[Algol 68]], [[Assembly language]] for Motorola 68HC12, [[AWK]], Borland Make, [[CMake]], [[Fortran 90]], [[LISP]], Matlab, [[Paradox]] PAL, [[PL/M]], [[Ruby]], [[SQL]], [[Verilog]], Web 68, [[xBase]] and [[XML]].
Modes created by third party include support for [[Algol 68]], [[AWK]], Borland Make, [[CMake]], [[Fortran 90]], [[LISP]], Matlab, [[Paradox]] PAL, [[PL/M]], [[Ruby]], [[SQL]], [[Verilog]], Web 68, [[xBase]] and [[XML]].
Note that a couple of these modes may not work with the OS/2 version, but most appear to do so.
Note that a couple of these modes may not work with the OS/2 version, but most appear to do so.


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*2002: Epsilon 11 - latest OS/2 and Windows 3.1 support: 11.06
*2002: Epsilon 11 - latest OS/2 and Windows 3.1 support: 11.06
*2003: Epsilon 12 - Unicode support
*2003: Epsilon 12 - Unicode support
*2006: Epsilon 13 - latest revision: 13.12
*2006: Epsilon 13 - latest revision: 13.12 (2011)
*Oct 2020: Epsilon 14 (May 2021 minor update 14.04)


==Links==
==Links==
* http://www.lugaru.com
* [http://www.lugaru.com Lugaru Software, Ltd.]
* [http://lugaru.com/ftp.html Epsilon extensions]


==License==
[[Category:Text editors]]
* Commercial
 
==Author==
* Todd Doucet
 
[[Category:Text editors]][[Category:DOS text editors]][[Category:Win32 text editors]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 9 December 2022

Lugaru Epsilon
Name Epsilon Programmer's Editor
Version 11.06 (2002)
Vendor Lugaru Software, Ltd.
Author Todd Doucet
Steven Doerfler
Licence Commercial
WWW http://www.lugaru.com

The Epsilon Programmer's Editor is a multi-platform text editor that in addition to OS/2 is available for DOS, MS Windows, Linux, MacOS X and FreeBSD, and is sold as a platform independent license, i.e. you get a license to run it on all supported platforms. The program is very EMACS like and can take some EMACS extensions and offers a Brief command set compatibility as well. The OS/2 and DOS versions are no longer being developed but are sold and supported by the company.

This program was one of the first third party software to be shipped for the 16 bit version of OS/2 in 1987 (Epsilon 3.2).

Features

Language modes
Modes offer syntax highlighting, statement completion (template editing) and automatic indenting amongst other features.
Full "modes" are available for:
  • Asm Mode - x86 Assembly language, Motorola 68HC12
  • C Mode - C, C++, C#, EEL (Epsilon's own macro language), Objective C and Java
  • CSS Mode
  • GAMS Mode
  • HTML/XML - HTML
  • Makefile Mode
  • Perl Mode - Perl
  • PHP Mode
  • PostScript Mode
  • Python Mode
  • Tcl Mode
  • TeX/LaTeX Mode - TeX
  • Visual Basic Mode
Optional modes

Modes created by third party include support for Algol 68, AWK, Borland Make, CMake, Fortran 90, LISP, Matlab, Paradox PAL, PL/M, Ruby, SQL, Verilog, Web 68, xBase and XML. Note that a couple of these modes may not work with the OS/2 version, but most appear to do so.

Version

  • 1984: Epsilon 1.1
  • 1985: Epsilon 3.0 - introduced EEL extension language
  • 1987: Epsilon 3.2 - first version for UNIX and later for OS/2 (16-bit)
  • 1989: Epsilon 4.0
  • 1989: Epsilon 4.1 - also for 32-bit UNIX
  • 1990: Epsilon 5.0
  • 1992: Epsilon 6.0
  • 1993: Epsilon 6.5
  • 1995: Epsilon 7.0
  • 1996: Epsilon 8.0 - 32-bit Win32
  • 1997: Epsilon 9.0
  • 2000: Epsilon 10 - latest DOS console version: 10.03, Linux and FreeBSD
  • 2002: Epsilon 11 - latest OS/2 and Windows 3.1 support: 11.06
  • 2003: Epsilon 12 - Unicode support
  • 2006: Epsilon 13 - latest revision: 13.12 (2011)
  • Oct 2020: Epsilon 14 (May 2021 minor update 14.04)

Links