From: Ruben <Ruben.Vandeginste@...>
Date: 2004-07-01T21:03:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Why I don't use Ruby.

At Thu, 1 Jul 2004 19:47:54 +0900,
gabriele renzi wrote:
> 
> >Typically you open the file you are working on in emacs,vi or
> >an IDE. ( Typically it would be emacs or vi. The IDEs available
> >tend to be too primitive. Other editors might do but I am not
> >aware of them. ) The you split the session into two windows
> >and start your REPL in one.[..]
> 
> I think ruby-mode.el allows this. I usually do this in different
> terminals, anyway, but that's quite subjective.
> 
"inf-ruby.el" provides exactly what you want. Then you indeed split
the session in 2 windows in emacs, one running irb, the other one
editing your source. "inf-ruby.el" provides a couple of functions (you
should look into the elisp file) to send a region/block/definition to
the running irb and can additionally send focus to the irb window.
I find it very handy.

Ruben