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Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed

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On Thursday 07 September 2017 13:26:13 David Wright wrote:

> On Thu 07 Sep 2017 at 08:42:54 (+0200), Jan-Peter Rühmann wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > Am 07.09.2017 um 07:50 schrieb Mike McClain:
> > > On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 02:31:08AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > >> The total configuration generally is not a single file, usually
> > >> broken up according to its order in the programs bootup, first
> > >> being the basic config, then the first of what could be 2 or 3
> > >> .hal files, some of which can't be run until the gui is started,
> > >> then once the gui is drawn, more gui for accessory tally's,
> > >> spindle speed/direction, and dials to replace the cranks that no
> > >> longer exist, usually written in xml or pyvcp, or gladevcp is
> > >> done, which adds the "hal pins" that connect the machine gui to
> > >> the machine. It can get complex.  This most recent lathe has over
> > >> 1200 lines of code just in the configuration files.  And I still
> > >> do not have any coolant or lube facilities under control.  Stuff
> > >> I have yet to build or buy. :)
> > >
> > > Damn, that sounds like fun.
> > > Mike
> > > --
> > > Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company.
> > >     - Mark Twain
> >
> > I prefer vi on the Console and Atom in the UI.
> > before I found Atom I loved Kate very much and I still like mcedit
> > in the Console and via ssh.
>
> I didn't know you could edit files side by side in mcedit.
> (I take it we're talking MidnightCommander rather than Minecraft.)
>
> Cheers,
> David.

Neither did I, but then it seems to be a coin toss as to whether mc calls 
nano, or uses its own editor. Something controls it, but I haven't 
sussed what. Two side by side sessions on a high res screen would be 
handy, like awesome.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2017-09-06 06:20 +0200
  Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-06 08:40 +0200
    Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2017-09-06 09:20 +0200
      Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-09-06 10:30 +0200
      Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-06 15:10 +0200
        Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2017-09-06 18:30 +0200
          Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-06 20:30 +0200
    Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-09-06 16:10 +0200
      Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-09-06 16:50 +0200
    OT: Re: Suitable text ed Mike McClain <mike.junk.46@att.net> - 2017-09-07 07:50 +0200
      Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed Jan-Peter Rühmann <jan-peter@ruehmann.name> - 2017-09-07 09:10 +0200
        Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-09-07 19:30 +0200
          Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-07 20:50 +0200
            Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-09-07 21:40 +0200
              Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-08 02:30 +0200
                Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-09-08 23:50 +0200
            Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-09-07 22:30 +0200
      Re: OT: Re: Suitable text ed Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-07 09:20 +0200
  Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-09-06 19:40 +0200
    Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-09-06 21:10 +0200
      Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-09-07 00:00 +0200

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