aXe is a simple to use text editor for X that represents a significant improvement over xedit. Built around the Athena Text Widget it features: o multiple windows o multiple buffers o default menu interface o configurable menus o optional configurable button interface o minibuffer for expert use and access to external filters o provision for defining a keyboard macro o geometry specification and resizing in terms of characters o file selection via a browser o knowledge of line numbers o parenthesis matching o regular expression searching o restricted or unlimited undo o ability to change font o easy entry of control codes o xterm-like keymap feature o easy runtime setting of selected preferences (resources) o both brief and comprehensive (hypertext) on-line help o server mode with cooperating client programs o optional extension language using Tcl o optional Xaw3d widget set compatability o collection of reusable widgets that embody the functionality of aXe