CRiSP editor open source equivalent?

Question

I've recently discovered the CRiSP editor from one of my clients and was very impressed by its versatility. Does anyone know of an open source implementation? I've only found commercial versions by googling. As for what features crisp has that I haven't seen in other editors is the facility with which it handles multiple windows, ability to edit files on multiple hosts in the same session and integration with the shell. For a full list of features please check the crisp editor link on the main page.

Answer 1

Emacs

In particular you are probably interested in

• tramp mode
• shell mode
• the shell-command command (typically bound to M-!), and related tools. Use C-h f shell-command to get help.