I want to take this time to make a broader announcement than I usually do when I release a new version of a package.
ae has been in a big mess since the move to the slang library, and the only excuse that I have for taking so long is that the mess was very complicated, and not all the details were in my control. I want to thank Jim Mintha for taking over the slang package in the midst of this crises. Without his help, I would not be releaseing the package even now. All of the major issues have been dealt with, however I wish to discuss some things in more detail here. I did the best I could at replacing all the "critical" functionality with control keys so that ae can function in both a dumb terminal as well as the full featured console. Because of the limited choices the alphabet provides, I was not able to convert all the keys to control keys, so the block, cut, and paste functions, the help key, undo, and case flip are still controled by the function keys. I am taking suggestions for control key sequences for these functions, and will do what I can to convert all of them in the near future. The vi emulation has also been repaired (for the most part) and should work in both console and xterm environments. I took the "DISPLAY" method of deciding whether X was in place or not. This may not work in all configurations, so please let me know what these configurations are that don't work correctly. I have also modified the arrangement of config files in /etc. The default config file (ae.rc) is found in /etc while the other config files provided can be found in /etc/ae. These include the console and X config files for the vi emulation, as well as fn.rc, which is a function key implimentation of the editor. For those who want this, instead of the default, there are several ways to deal with the problem. The best is to take the config file you like and place it in your home directory. ae will look there first when looking for a .rc file. I found this a great way to segregate my test config files from the default during testing, but it makes a good way to customize ae by user preference as well. There are many "little" details in the config files, and while I attempted to do a "good" round of testing on each file I built, I am only human and thus prone to mistake. Please take a close look at this new version of ae and let me know if there are any keys that still don't work in particular situations. Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- If you don't see what you want, just ask _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]