Hi everyone,
I am helping someone resolve an issue, they have access to lynx, but the
editor field is blank.
They are using Ubuntu.
While I can certainly tell them how editors are set for our shellworld
configuration, I want to be sure of something first.
In alpine for example there is a field
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On 2024-04-02 15:33, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> I am helping someone resolve an issue, they have access to lynx, but the
> editor field is blank.
> They are using Ubuntu.
If they're already comfortable with a preferred editor, you can
tell Lynx to use that on the command-line with th
Hi,
yes that helps allot.
As I prefer pico to nano for example in the lynx config for my user
setup here that line has pico -s name of speller, ispell I believe.
So, if they pre nano or simple speller or whatever, they can do the same,
either specifying the command line for the speller, ass
>> In alpine for example there is a field for editor, and one for spell
>> checking, I admit to thinking they worked together as in are
>> software dependent.
> They can be the same thing or they can be different tools. Some
> editors have spell-check support, some don't; so you might want an
> ex
apparently?
There is more to this solution, at least where the speller is concerned.
the editor in lynx in use is pico..cannot fault them there, I prefer it to
nano as well.
Alpine in their setup is using aspell for spell checking, so they want to
add this on the editor line.
Pico runs fine by
Pico and nano are basically the same editor, just a later version, (you
know, pico is version 1.0, nano is version 2.0).
The way to run aspell or spell is exactly the same regardless of the
name of the editor in this case.
ctrl-t asks you what program to run, type spell or aspell, depending o
My pico is edition 5.0 plus.
Pico is more flexible, speaking personally.
nano, again speaking personally makes odd choices, like going to the end
of a a document.
The recent nano on the Ubuntu setup for dreamhost no longer even uses the
control t for spell checking.
Personal preferences are the
