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Re: newbie who can't edit
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Vokey, John |
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Re: newbie who can't edit |
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Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:10:04 -0700 |
On 2011-01-29, at 12:33 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
> On Jan 29, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Vokey, John wrote:
>>
>>> On 2011-01-29, at 7:48 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> --- On Sat, 1/29/11, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: c. <address@hidden>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: newbie who can't edit
>>>>>> To: "Vokey, John" <address@hidden>
>>>>>> Cc: address@hidden
>>>>>> Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 2:32 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 29 Jan 2011, at 07:36, Vokey, John wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A long Matlab user, just started with Octave.
>>>>>> Most everything I want from Matlab works with Octave (i.e.,
>>>>>> every .m file I have tested works), so I am quite
>>>>>> pleased. BUT, I can't edit anything. When I type
>>>>>> edit or edit name, nothing happens. The terminal
>>>>>> window just locks up, and I have to close the window and
>>>>>> restart Octave. Am I missing something?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mac OSX 10.6.6, and the latest Octave.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you need to specify the program to use for editing,
>>>>>> which one to use is really a matter of taste, I like emacs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and use the Aquamacs binary distribution [1], so I have the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> following in my ~/.octaverc configuration file:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> edit editor "open -a /Applications/Aquamacs.app %s &"
>>>>>> edit license gpl
>>>>>> edit mode async
>>>>>> edit home ./
>>>>>>
>>>>>> type "doc edit" at the octave prompt for more options for
>>>>>> the "edit" command.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>> c.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, if a program freezes in response to user input, it's a bug. I.e. it
>>>>> should be filed and then it will hopefully be fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Sergei.
>>>>
>>>> I'm unable to duplicate the freeze. If someone explain what needs to be
>>>> done to reproduce the freeze.
>>>>
>>>> Ben
>>
>>>
>>> I just type edit at the prompt, and octave becomes completely unresponsive.
>>
>> I got that. I'd like to patch Octave so that the freeze doesn't happen.
>>
>> Does pressing ctrl+c unfreeze Octave and produce an error. If so what does
>> it say?
>>
>> To enable the edit function to work you need to choose a ascii editor and
>> tell Octave about it. To tell Octave to open a file using the app that MacOS
>> associates with the file use ...
>>
>> edit editor "open -e %s"
>>
>> To specify a specific editor, say mvim, use ...
>>
>> edit editor "mvim %s"
>>
>> The first is handy if you don't have a favorite editor, but it will not open
>> a file that does not yet exist.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> p.s. be sure to reply-all and respond at the bottom so that those arriving
>> late can follow along. Thanks
>
> Another question ... what do you get when you type "EDITOR" at Octave's
> prompt?
>
> Ben
>
octave-3.2.3:1> EDITOR
ans = emacs
Re: newbie who can't edit, Vokey, John, 2011/01/29
Re: newbie who can't edit, Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2011/01/29