Well, I've been using mutt on weekends! <grin> See next message about why. Meanwhile, function keys wouldn't be the attraction for me, because I know most of the control codes cold. I think I had this wired up once and gave it up because of just the issues we've discussed--then forgot all about it, really forgot. The -t may help big time, though. The real attraction for me is better cursoring support. Of course, cursor tracking plus movement by word would be a major enhancement. I guess that's a reason to go emacs or vim! <big grin> On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Hi Janina, > > You have been missing a real treat. However, I think you have > been using mutt lately, right? I have not made the switch yet, > and nano makes pine a lot more enjoyable than the native pine > composer, especially with that "-t" option that turned up the > other day. And it uses function keys for shortcuts to replace the > ctrl key combinations. For instance F1=help, F2=exit, F3=update, > F4=justify, F5=include, F6=search, etcetera etcetera etcetera. > > This is from the pico man page: > > Description > Pico is a simple, display-oriented text editor based on > the Pine message system composer. As with Pine, commands > are displayed at the bottom of the screen, and context- > sensitive help is provided. <smip> > ---------- > Sounds like two different editors in this blurb. > > Chuck > > > > > > > On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Charles: > > > > You're right, and I'm wrong--mostly. > > > > I was indeed not using nano. Seems the "alternate-editor implicitly" must be checked in order for the editor value to be honored. And, that does mean no > > arrowing up to the header. Groan. > > > > However, according to Pine help, pico and the pine composer are, supposedly, one and the same. Here's what they say: > > > > "Editor specifies the program invoked by ^_ in the Composer. This is normally an alternative to Pine's internal composer (Pico). You could use this > > setting to specify an alternate editor to use occasionally or if you have a favorite editor and want to use it all the time (see the > > "enable-alternate-editor-implicitly" setting)." > > > > Sheesh. Egg on my face twice in one week. > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > The Moon is Waning Crescent (38% of Full) > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
