On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:52:41 EST, Lloyd Kwong writes: >> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:41:31 EST, Lloyd Kwong writes: >> >The external editor in prferences is set to: >> > >> > /usr/share/exmh/exmh-async xterm -e vi >> >> i've just checked: on a new install, the default editor is >> set to sedit which is builtin. >> >> have you set the ext editor command to xterm yourself? > >Yes, also tried with the full path for xterm (/usr/bin/X11/xterm) with no >success.
*lightbulb* i've now spotted your mistake (and my oversight when parsing your original report): exmh-async must not be prefixed with a path; it's treated specially, as an internal keyword and like give-away and sedit. just change it to "exmh-async xterm -e vi" and it'll work. >> >When Comp is invoked the error message: >> > >> > Error in startup script: no application named "xterm" while executing >> > "send $exmh [list Edit_Ident [winfo name .]]" (file "/usr/share >> > etc... true, the error message is a bit misleading. i'll have a look at making this a bit more robust. regards az -- + Alexander Zangerl + DSA 42BD645D + (RSA 5B586291) Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
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