Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: slrn as a replacement for MT-NewsWatcher Date: 27 Oct 2013 20:07:03 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: X-Trace: individual.net GovHAb2v1ffwvIdp+rbYVAwZuvBs72h6sn/5Sc4aIyFTPy8YAx Cancel-Lock: sha1:KIoYyjIggK70t48aItXWQeDFGfs= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:18836 On 2013-10-27, Lewis wrote: > In message > Jolly Roger wrote: >> On 2013-10-23, Sandman wrote: >>> What (command line) editor do you use? Do you use one that is >>> "post-aware". My editor of choice, pico, doesn't know what a usenet >>> post is and can't colorize the text in any meaningful way. But others >>> may. > >> I'm using vim with the "syntax on" option. Quoted content is colored; >> though I'm not sure whether it's using slrn or some other color >> settings. I am fairly familiar with vim's basic editing commands, and >> don't mind using it for posting. GUI editors aren't suitable for me, >> because I access slrn remotly through a terminal; otherwise, I'd >> probably try TextWrangler. > > How do you set the syntax on to always be on? just add "syntax on" to > the vimrc? Yep, my .vimrc has: set number syntax on >> Like you, I'm curious what better editors others out there might be >> using. > > I really like using BBEdit, but I also like using vim. The trouble > with vim for me is the lack of inline spellchecking. I'm pretty sure where there is a will, there is a way. I found this pretty quickly, but haven't tried it yet: >> I'll probably end up memorizing both ESC p and ESC 1 ESC p! slrn seems >> to be quite capable to me so far. It should be a suitable replacement to >> MT-NewsWatcher, with even more functionality geared to my needs. I am >> not displeased. : ) > > I've been telling you for *years*. :p Yep, and thanks! : ) -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR