Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system

[David Brownlee <abs%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Bruce Korb wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Antti Kantee <pooka%cs.hut.fi@localhost> wrote:
> > I'd also suggest making it the default EDITOR/VISUAL.  If you're an
> > experienced user, you know how to make vi your default again.
>
> Along with the myriad of other "little easy tweaks" one has to perform
> with every upgrade.  Perhaps leave defaults alone and prominently display
> a "README-FOR-DUMMIES" file that extols the simplicity of "ee".
> The less one needs to remember and fiddle the better.
> Maybe rename it. ;)  Cheers - Bruce

        I don't know wheter setting EDITOR/VISUAL to ee should be a
        default, or maybe set by the installer if the 'novice user'
        option is selected. I'm tending towards the latter at the
        moment...


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