Re: Can't use mc's editor

From	Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Can't use mc's editor
Date	2022-03-22 10:20 +0100
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* On 2022 21 Mar 23:30 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2022-03-21 23:07 (UTC-0500):
> 
> > Felix Miata wrote:
> 
> >> IIUC, and assuming standard file/directory permissions, if all instances of MC are
> >> closed, and its ini file is then removed, every setting (except for panels
> >> configuration? and hotlist), gets reverted to default on next startup.
> 
> > I've attached the result of that reversion (from buster). The critical
> > line is, of course, line 4. I assume that, like me, a long time ago,
> > you altered it to auto_save_setup=false.
> 	
> Actually the first thing I do with any new instance of MC is set the right panel
> listing to long. I follow that with F9, Options, Configuration, where Auto save
> setup gets deselected, among other changes. :)

And I have Autosave selected in all my installations of mc so IME, the
last one to close writes the file.  It's not unusual for me to have half
a dozen instances of mc running at once!  Sometimes I find I had two or
three running in the same terminal session.  Oh dear...

- Nate

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Can't use mc's editor gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-03-20 19:00 +0100
  Re: Can't use mc's editor Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 20:30 +0100
    Re: Can't use mc's editor gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-03-20 21:20 +0100
    Re: Can't use mc's editor Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2022-03-21 21:20 +0100
      Re: Can't use mc's editor Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2022-03-22 01:40 +0100
        Re: Can't use mc's editor David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-22 03:00 +0100
          Re: Can't use mc's editor Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2022-03-22 10:20 +0100
  Re: Can't use mc's editor Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2022-03-21 18:40 +0100
    Re: Can't use mc's editor Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-03-21 19:10 +0100
      Re: Can't use mc's editor gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-03-21 22:30 +0100
        Re: Can't use mc's editor Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-03-21 23:10 +0100
          Re: Can't use mc's editor gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-03-22 03:00 +0100
        Re: Can't use mc's editor mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 23:30 +0100
      Re: Can't use mc's editor David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-22 03:00 +0100
        Re: Can't use mc's editor Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-03-22 03:50 +0100
          Re: Can't use mc's editor David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-22 05:10 +0100
            Re: Can't use mc's editor Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-03-22 05:30 +0100
              Re: Can't use mc's editor Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2022-03-22 10:20 +0100
                Re: Can't use mc's editor David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-25 03:20 +0100

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