On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 07:51:00PM -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > @@ -7349,11 +7352,13 @@ > </p> > > <p> > - Thus, every program that launches an editor or pager must > - use the EDITOR or PAGER environment variable to determine > - the editor or pager the user wishes to use. If these > - variables are not set, the programs <file>/usr/bin/editor</file> > - and <file>/usr/bin/pager</file> should be used, respectively. > + Thus, every program without an internal preference that > + launches an editor or pager must use the EDITOR or PAGER > + environment variable to determine the editor or pager the > + user wishes to use. If these variables are not set, the > + programs <file>/usr/bin/editor</file> > + and <file>/usr/bin/pager</file> should be used, > + respectively. > </p> > > <p>
I think this is very bad. At the moment policy says that my EDITOR and PAGER variables have priority over what random programs think is a good idea, which I think is excellent. If programs get to pick a default that overrides my EDITOR and PAGER then it all degenerates into chaos. If what you really meant was that the order is as follows: * EDITOR/PAGER * program's preferred editor or pager * /usr/bin/editor or /usr/bin/pager ... then that would be slightly better; it dilutes the effectiveness of the editor and pager alternatives, but that might not be *too* bad. It's late here so I haven't fully thought it through. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
