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We have been following the Bespin project since its beginning and think that it is the perfect cloud based editor for the AppJet IDE. Since its so called reboot the feature list has dramatically improved. The latest TIP version (0.9a1) includes support for plugins. They were needed to tailor Bespin for its use in the AppJet IDE.

Commands

Beyond basic typing, everything you do in Bespin is controlled by a "command". Commands can be entered on the command line, or invoked by keyboard control. Over time, we expect Bespin to get an additional user interface for working with commands. For now, it's enough to know that commands are how Bespin gets things done. The help command is a useful command to know: it will list all of the commands available to you right now. The Wiki will mention some commands in the context of larger topics, but the up-to-date list of commands is available via help.

Settings

Our plan is to equip the AppJet IDE with a very configurable editor. You can see the list of available settings and change them by using Bespin's set command.

To use Bespin as your editor and to change its default settings go to "My Account". You can choose a white or a dark theme, switch tab sizes, font sizes and other settings.