I have to say I like nano (which works like pico). I also love mc. The only issue I have with mc is that it does not utilize the general linux way of copy and paste (or shall I say highlight and middle click). This can be quite annoying at times. I also wish that I could get to a file faster with keystrokes using mc. Maybe I don't know the keystrokes to do it.... but up to now I have to page down or use a mouse to scroll down.
--- Fabrice FACORAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > le lun 21-01-2002 � 00:57, Leon Brooks a �crit : > > On Monday 21 January 2002 07:01, Quel Qun wrote: > > > On Sun, 2002-01-20 at 14:45, Fabrice FACORAT > wrote: > > > > le dim 20-01-2002 � 23:17, Quel Qun a �crit : > > > > > While trying to get some people started with > Mandrake on irc, it > > > > > appears that one of the big obstacle is the > difficulty to edit a very > > > > > simple text config file. > > > > > > > Very often, people are booting windows to > come asking for help and it > > > > > is quite hard to explain how they will have > to use vi after rebooting. > > > > > There is a need for a very simple editor > installed by default that does > > > > > not use Ctrl-K D to save a file, and that > uses correctly the del and > > > > > backspace key. > > > > > > > The only one we found (thx Woody) coming > close to this is pico, but it > > > > > is embedded in the pine rpm, and i don't > know if this package is > > > > > intalled by default. > > > > > > there's joe too > > > > > > joe is everything but user-friendly. That's the > Ctrl-K D one. How can I > > > guess I need this to save a file? mcedit is > indeed much better, but mc > > > is not installed by default, or is it? > > > > Sissies! You should all be using sed! (-: > > > > Seriously, KDE has a default text editor, as do > many other WM's. Who here > > does no-X installs for a workstation? > > Are you kidding ? > > 1�/ when fail to launch miserably and you have to > edit config files by > hand > 2�/ when some partitions are incorrect in fstab and > you have to boot in > single mode ( so only with / partition sometimes ) > and have to manually > edit fstab > 3�/ when there is a pb and have to edit some files > by hand without > having X > 4�/ if there was a very easy console text editor > installed by default, > when I will tell someone to modify a file, I will > just tell it : > "my_simple_editor file_to_modify". Why ? because > it's faster than > browsing to find the file and because we should > encourage user to know a > minimum the CLI > > -- > http://perso.wanadoo.fr/linux_wizard/index.html > - > Loi du Capitaine Penny: > Vous pouvez tromper 1000 personnes 1 fois, > Vous pouvez tromper 1 personne 1000 fois, > Mais vous ne pouvez pas tromper Maman ! > > ===== SI Reasoning [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There never was a good war or a bad peace." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
