Wily is a
text editor created by Gary Capell for the
X Window System. It is based on
Acme
Acme is Ancient Greek (ακμή; English transliteration: ''akmē'') for "the peak", "zenith" or "prime". It may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Acme'' (album), an album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
* Acme and Septimius, a fictional ...
, the
mouse
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
-centric editing environment for the
Plan 9 Plan 9 or Plan Nine may refer to:
Music
* Plan 9 (band), a psychedelic rock band from Rhode Island
* ''Plan 9'', an album by Big Guitars From Memphis with Rick Lindy
* "Plan 9", a song on the 1993 album ''Gorgeous'' by electronica band 808 Stat ...
operating system.
Wily is one of the few editors that supports
mouse chording
Mouse chording is the capability of performing actions when multiple mouse buttons are held down, much like a chorded keyboard and similar to mouse gestures.
One common application of mouse chording, called ''rocker navigation'', is found in Oper ...
. Unlike Acme, it does not support mouse scrolls and its interface is black and white. Development and usage of Wily has been deprecated in favour of the port of Acme to Unix systems as part of
Plan 9 from User Space.
See also
*
Whiley
*
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short ''Fast and Furry-ous''. In each episode ...
, cartoon characters, the first of whose names sounds similar to "Wily"
*
Wiley (disambiguation)
*
Willey (disambiguation)
*
Wily (disambiguation)
*
Wyle (disambiguation)
*
Wylie (disambiguation)
*
Wyllie
Wyllie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adrian Wyllie (born 1970), American political activist, radio personality, and investigative journalist
* Alex Wyllie (born 1944), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
* Andrew W ...
*
Wyly
*
Wylye (disambiguation) Wylye is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.
Wylye may also refer to:
* Wylye railway station, serving the village
* River Wylye, Wiltshire, England
See also
* Wiley (disambiguation)
* Wily (disambiguation)
* Wylie (disambiguation)
...
External links
Wily Homepagein ''
The Art of Unix Programming''
Gary Capell
Unix text editors
X Window programs
Software using the BSD license
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