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The Netlabs EPM Distribution, originally know by the shorthand "NED" but more recently as '''NEPMD''', it is a collection of open source macros and scripts that extend functionality and simplify the usage of the [[Enhanced Editor]] (EPM) from [[IBM]] that is shipped with the OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. Amongst the features that NEPMD offers are:
The '''Netlabs EPM Distribution''' (''NEPMD'') it is a collection of open source macros and scripts that extend functionality and simplify the usage of the [[Enhanced Editor]] (EPM) from [[IBM]] that is shipped with the OS/2 Warp operating systems.


==Features==
Amongst the features that NEPMD offers are:
* User-friendly default configuration
* User-friendly default configuration
* Improved keyword highlighting
* Improved keyword highlighting
* Configurable color schemes and info bars
* Configurable colour schemes and info bars
* New menu, toolbar and additional keyset
* New menu, toolbar and additional keyset
* Mode-dependent configuration including syntax expansion with coding styles and expression matching
* Mode-dependent configuration including syntax expansion with coding styles and expression matching
* Improved command shell features
* Improved command shell features
* Easier configuration to avoid macro recompilation.
* Easier configuration to avoid macro recompilation.
Note that although the last official release was in 2002 the project is by no means dead, the code was still being worked on in 2016 with sporadic beta releases available.


==Versions==
==Versions==
* Latest version: 2.00 Beta
* Latest official build: 1.0 (2002)
* Latest official build: 1.0 (2002)
* There is also an unofficial version 1.13 build available 
* 1.18 (2018)
* 1.23 (Sep 2021)
* 1.24 (Apr 2022)
;Prerequisites
;Prerequisites
* OS/2 Warp 4 or higher, OS/2 WarpServer for e Business, WarpSpace on Demand or eComStation with [[Enhanced Editor]] version 6.03b installed.
* OS/2 Warp 4 or higher with [[Enhanced Editor]] version 6.03b installed.
:There is unofficial support for the package on OS/2 Warp 3 and OS/2 Server 4, this installs a slightly older version of EPM on the system.
:There is unofficial support for the package on OS/2 Warp 3 and OS/2 Warp Server 4, this installs a slightly older version of EPM on the system.
 
==Links==
==Links==
* [http://trac.netlabs.org/nepmd NEPMD homepage]
* [http://trac.netlabs.org/nepmd NEPMD homepage]
* [http://nepmd.netlabs.org nepmd.netlabs.org Old NEPMD web site]
* [http://nepmd.netlabs.org Old NEPMD web site]
* [http://www.alice-dsl.net/schnellbacher-warp/ Andreas Schnellbacher's website] - has some beta bulds available
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/gjarviseng/epm Greg Jarvis's homepage] - also has some beta builds.
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/gjarviseng/epm www3.sympatico.ca/gjarviseng/epm Greg Jarvis's hompage] - also has some beta builds.
* [http://www.os2ezine.com/20030216/page_3.html An introduction to Netlabs EPM Distribution] - on the OS/2 Ezine
* [http://www.os2ezine.com/20030216/page_3.html An introduction to Netlabs EPM Distribution] - on the OS/2 Ezine


==Authors & publisher==
==Authors==
* [[Andreas Schnellbacher]]
* [[Andreas Schnellbacher]]
* [[Greg Jarvis]]
* Greg Jarvis
* [[Netlabs]]
 


[[Category:Tools]][[Category:EPM]][[Category:Open Source Software]]
[[Category:Text editors]][[Category:EPM]]

Latest revision as of 06:34, 5 April 2023

The Netlabs EPM Distribution (NEPMD) it is a collection of open source macros and scripts that extend functionality and simplify the usage of the Enhanced Editor (EPM) from IBM that is shipped with the OS/2 Warp operating systems.

Features

Amongst the features that NEPMD offers are:

  • User-friendly default configuration
  • Improved keyword highlighting
  • Configurable colour schemes and info bars
  • New menu, toolbar and additional keyset
  • Mode-dependent configuration including syntax expansion with coding styles and expression matching
  • Improved command shell features
  • Easier configuration to avoid macro recompilation.

Versions

  • Latest official build: 1.0 (2002)
  • 1.18 (2018)
  • 1.23 (Sep 2021)
  • 1.24 (Apr 2022)
Prerequisites
There is unofficial support for the package on OS/2 Warp 3 and OS/2 Warp Server 4, this installs a slightly older version of EPM on the system.

Links

Authors