Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-16 Thread David Christensen
On 12/16/21 10:04 AM, mick crane wrote: On 2021-12-11 18:58, David Christensen wrote: When a computer gets to the point that it is doing weird things that I cannot understand, troubleshoot, or fix, I download the OS installer of choice, burn it to USB, make sure my configuration files are

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-16 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-16 20:35, Greg Wooledge wrote: Be specific and detailed about what you do. Be clear in how you describe things. Otherwise, we can't help you. I try my best -- Key ID4BFEBB31

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-16 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 06:04:05PM +, mick crane wrote: > Is it at all possible that running Perl executable file somehow shares the > same memory as same file opened in vi and they get jumbled? No. Each process has its own private memory space. Even if you WROTE to the file (via perl or

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-16 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-16 18:04, mick crane wrote: On 2021-12-11 18:58, David Christensen wrote: When a computer gets to the point that it is doing weird things that I cannot understand, troubleshoot, or fix, I download the OS installer of choice, burn it to USB, make sure my configuration files are

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-16 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 18:58, David Christensen wrote: When a computer gets to the point that it is doing weird things that I cannot understand, troubleshoot, or fix, I download the OS installer of choice, burn it to USB, make sure my configuration files are checked in to CVS, backup my data, remove the

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-12 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Saturday 11 December 2021 06:20:16 pm Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 05:18:32PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: > > > Another facility that I don't use is "click-to-focus", because > > > I prefer to focus a

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 11 dec 21, 23:17:43, mick crane wrote: > > > > No comment on that, as I don't use a DE. > Window manager, desktop environment,X I get confused about those. > You don't have any of the desktop stuff but still can run a browser and that > ? > I think I'd like that better. > Is there stuff

Re: WM focus, was Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-12 Thread tomas
On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 07:58:18PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 18:24:46 (-0500), The Wanderer wrote: [...] > Looked at in detail, it can get quite complicated. For example, > a window might never accept focus, accept focus, take focus from > it's parent (like a dialog

WM focus, was Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread David Wright
On Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 18:24:46 (-0500), The Wanderer wrote: > On 2021-12-11 at 18:20, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 05:18:32PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > >> On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: > >> > >>> Another facility that I don't use is

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread David Christensen
On 12/11/21 3:24 PM, The Wanderer wrote: On 2021-12-11 at 18:20, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 05:18:32PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: Another facility that I don't use is "click-to-focus", because I prefer

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-12-11 at 18:20, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 05:18:32PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. > wrote: > >> On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: >> >>> Another facility that I don't use is "click-to-focus", because I >>> prefer to focus a window just by

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 05:18:32PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: > > Another facility that I don't use is "click-to-focus", because > > I prefer to focus a window just by shoving the mouse inside it > > (no precision required). >

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread mick crane
No comment on that, as I don't use a DE. Window manager, desktop environment,X I get confused about those. You don't have any of the desktop stuff but still can run a browser and that ? I think I'd like that better. Is there stuff you can delete to get that sort of function or need make a

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Saturday 11 December 2021 02:39:06 pm David Wright wrote: > Another facility that I don't use is "click-to-focus", because > I prefer to focus a window just by shoving the mouse inside it > (no precision required). I prefer this as well. Where is this set? -- Member of the toughest,

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 19:39, David Wright wrote: On Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 15:29:02 (+), mick crane wrote: Mine are a bit different there, have Use middle mouse click to close tabs use middle mouse click to open URLS Auto hide mouse pointer Open new tab to the right of the active tab Audible bell

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread David Wright
On Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 15:29:02 (+), mick crane wrote: > Mine are a bit different there, have > Use middle mouse click to close tabs > use middle mouse click to open URLS > Auto hide mouse pointer > Open new tab to the right of the active tab > Audible bell > Visual bell > all unchecked except

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread David Christensen
On 12/11/21 7:29 AM, mick crane wrote: On 2021-12-11 06:34, David Christensen wrote: On 12/10/21 7:44 PM, mick crane wrote: On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 22:37:22 (+), mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-11 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 06:34, David Christensen wrote: On 12/10/21 7:44 PM, mick crane wrote: On 2021-12-11 03:07, David Wright wrote: On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 22:37:22 (+), mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread David Christensen
On 12/10/21 7:44 PM, mick crane wrote: On 2021-12-11 03:07, David Wright wrote: On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 22:37:22 (+), mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 03:07, David Wright wrote: On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 22:37:22 (+), mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim recently I try to get used

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread David Wright
On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 22:37:22 (+), mick crane wrote: > hello > please excuse basic lack of understanding. > I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. > Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim > recently I try to get used to Nano. > In another virtual

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 01:10, David Christensen wrote: On 12/10/21 2:37 PM, mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim recently I try to get used to Nano. In

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread mick crane
On 2021-12-11 01:10, David Christensen wrote: On 12/10/21 2:37 PM, mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim recently I try to get used to Nano. In

Re: changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread David Christensen
On 12/10/21 2:37 PM, mick crane wrote: hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim recently I try to get used to Nano. In another virtual terminal if copy one file to

changed file while editing

2021-12-10 Thread mick crane
hello please excuse basic lack of understanding. I try to write some program in Perl I would find useful. Use of editing is very basic and usually I get by with vi/vim recently I try to get used to Nano. In another virtual terminal if copy one file to another or something, the command line words