editors:comparison
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This is a comparison of ZZT editors. (Note: In MediaWiki it is possible to make “data-oriented” comparison tables by the use of templates; in DokuWiki this doesn't seem to work with any extension, all of them have problems that prevent it from working.)
The editors being considered are:
- Frezed
- KevEdit
- Zedit2
Others may be considered in future. (A proper review of the editors should be written, I hope.)
Also, the below tables are probably not very good; maybe someone knows how to improve them better.
ClassicZoo | Frezed | KevEdit | Zedit2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating system | DOS | Linux1) | DOS, macOS, Linux, Windows | Java, Windows |
Source code? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
File formats
Features
ClassicZoo | Frezed | KevEdit | Zedit2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arbitrary selection | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Back buffer | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Block selection | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Boardwalk mode5) | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Custom draw procedures | No | Yes | No | No |
External text editing6) | No | Yes | ? | ? |
Font loading | Yes (ZXT)7)8) | No9) | ? | ? |
Graphics conversion | No | No | No | Yes |
Mass mode (on selections) | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Music test | ? | No10) | Yes | ? |
Reconfigurable keybindings | No | Yes | ? | ? |
Save editor state | No | Yes (configurable) | ? | ? |
SQL | No | Yes | No | No |
Stat exchange | No | Yes | ? | ? |
View mode | ? | Edit, game, special | ? | ? |
World info editor | Limited | Yes | Yes | ? |
World map | No | No11) | No | Yes12) |
ZZT-OOP text editing
1)
May also work on BSD systems (with GNU compatibility functions); untested
2)
Includes a partial implementation, but incomplete
5)
A feature of frezed that allows you to use shortcut keys to access boards linked by edges and by passages, and allows setting both kind of links.
6)
Use an external text editor for ZZT-OOP codes
8)
Only 8×14
12)
I am not sure that it saves the world map; this footnote should be fixed by someone who knows
13)
, 17)
, 19)
, 21)
Frezed does not currently have an internal text editor; an internal text editor will probably be added in future.
15)
ZZT treats a null character like
#END
; some editors may allow you to type them16)
Currently requires an external text editor (such as Vim, which can edit text with null characters); support in the internal editor will probably be added in future
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