Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Belli Button
New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Marius Liebenberg
-- Original Message -- From: Belli Button be...@iafrica.com To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-04-01 11:30:16 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Belli. I've installed the Debian Wheezy LCNC and I was surprised that Gedit wasn't installed by default. As an alternative editor I've installed Geany http://www.geany.org/ that is much better than Gedit (this is my opinion ;-) ). The only one disadvantege I've found is that Geany doesn't have

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread John Thornton
I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- Dive into

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Dave Cole
I prefer gedit.It's easier for noobs to understand and use gedit. Dave On 4/1/2015 7:47 AM, John Thornton wrote: I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 08:47:15 John Thornton wrote: I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... It can be used on limited resource machines, but gedit, or geany has a much nicer interface. Gedit I have had trash several files however, so while geany doesn't have all the

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Jack Coats
Editors are a religious issue. (just google vi vs emacs and read a few flame wars - I'm in the vi camp myself ;-) ) Use whatever floats your boat and works the way YOU want to work. Editors are used so much that you should get to know your preferred editor 'intimately' enough so you don't

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Moses McKnight
That is interesting, because I use Gedit a *lot* - multiple instances running with multiple files open in each instance - and I have never had it trash a single file or ever even crash. Moses On 04/01/2015 08:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: snip It can be used on limited resource machines, but

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread alex chiosso
If someone is able to add the nc code highlighting many people will really appreciate it.;-) On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Kyle Kerr ker...@gmail.com wrote: I noticed a couple of mentions that geany doesn't have nc highlighting. Adding it shouldn't be much of an issue. Heck, someone may

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Kyle Kerr
I noticed a couple of mentions that geany doesn't have nc highlighting. Adding it shouldn't be much of an issue. Heck, someone may already have the config available. On Apr 1, 2015 11:28 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 11:24:23 Kirk Wallace wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 11:58:59 alex chiosso wrote: If someone is able to add the nc code highlighting many people will really appreciate it.;-) I did take a look at it Alex, but the plugin interface is totally different, so I figured the best I could do was break it. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015

Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit

2015-04-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 10:10:24 Moses McKnight wrote: That is interesting, because I use Gedit a *lot* - multiple instances running with multiple files open in each instance - and I have never had it trash a single file or ever even crash. Moses I have no clue where the actual fault in