On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 12:52 PM dmccunney wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 12:20 PM Bret Johnson wrote:
>
> > I don't like the idea of having EDIT.CFG (or whatever) files all over my
> > hard drive as Dennis suggests, though that is certainly one way to approach
> > things..
>
> I'm not always
On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 12:20 PM Bret Johnson wrote:
> I don't like the idea of having EDIT.CFG (or whatever) files all over my hard
> drive as Dennis suggests, though that is certainly one way to approach
> things..
I'm not always thrilled by it, but it's a way to have config files
specific t
On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 12:07 PM David McMackins wrote:
>
> > What EDIT preferences would you want to set globally and have them
> > always active?
>
> In my particular case, I always want full tabs (real tab characters)
> when I strike the tab key. I don't like how when I read a file with
> tabs,
FWIW, I control most things with batch files, using PUSHD/POPD to save and
restore starting drives and directories. The directory where I have my batch
files is the first one in my PATH, and my PATH is very short. I don't like the
idea of having EDIT.CFG (or whatever) files all over my hard dr
What EDIT preferences would you want to set globally and have them
always active?
In my particular case, I always want full tabs (real tab characters)
when I strike the tab key. I don't like how when I read a file with
tabs, I am prompted to expand them into spaces.
Happy Hacking,
David E.
On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 8:18 AM David McMackins wrote:
>
> I would like to save my settings for EDIT in such a way that they take
> effect everywhere. Seems to me, when I choose to save, it puts a file in
> the current directory, and the settings only work when launching from
> that directory.
Th
Yes, a wrapper would work too. But David has shown himself to be capable
and interested in programming, so I suggested where in the code he could
change the behavior himself. That's why it's open source software, so you
can make changes and improvements yourself.
On Mon, Jul 16, 2018, 12:09 AM Eri
