When DISPLAY is set, 'xterm -e "more +$line $name"' quits directly
without waiting for key press.

"less" doesn't have this problem.

- Qian

diff --git a/src/etc/SPADEDIT b/src/etc/SPADEDIT
index be6002f6..1c5cd2d1 100755
--- a/src/etc/SPADEDIT
+++ b/src/etc/SPADEDIT
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     exit
 fi

-DEFAULTEDITOR='more +$line $name'
-DEFAULTXEDITOR='xterm -e "more +$line $name"'
+DEFAULTEDITOR='less +$line $name'
+DEFAULTXEDITOR='xterm -e "less +$line $name"'

 if [ "$FRICASEDITOR" = "" ] ; then
     echo ""
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ if [ "$FRICASEDITOR" = "" ] ; then
      fi
      if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] ; then
          echo "Warning: environment variable FRICASEDITOR not set."
-         echo "Using 'more'."
+         echo "Using 'less'."
          echo "Press space to continue, 'q' to quit."
          FRICASEDITOR=$DEFAULTEDITOR
      else
          echo "Warning: environment variable FRICASEDITOR not set."
-         echo "Launching 'more' in an 'xterm'."
+         echo "Launching 'less' in an 'xterm'."
          echo "Press space to continue, 'q' to quit."
          FRICASEDITOR=$DEFAULTXEDITOR
      fi

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