Hi, just tried changing it to "exmh-async xterm -e vi", I don't get an error message, but an editor window never opens. The message displayed is:
Starting ASYNC exmh-async xterm -e vi ... Lloyd > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > It has been signed conforming to RFC3156. > You need GPG or PGP to check the signature. > > ------------=_1107906909-936-22 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > 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 > > ------------=_1107906909-936-22 > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFCCVFdpy/2bEK9ZF0RAnz+AJwORhvqCCMacyvcKQIKtEgI4mfWXQCffHko > NZID/D6a029oVjpTbyqZZQg= > =gs1e > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------=_1107906909-936-22-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lloyd Kwong + University of Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED]@gtanet.ca + + + Network & Operations Services (416) 978-1720 + 4 Bancroft Ave, Room 101, Toronto M5S 1A1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
