vanzandt@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu (12/20/86)
You could have used whatever editor you wanted by modifying your Config.db file. I believe the syntax is: TED= my editor, or something like that... +=============================================================================+ | Lonnie VanZandt University of Illinois Dept. of CS (217) 333-1925 | | | | arpa vanzandt@p.cs.uiuc.edu vanzandt@uiuc.ARPA | | csnet vanzandt@uiuc.csnet | | usenet ihnp4!uiucdcs!vanzandt | +=============================================================================+
mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (12/23/86)
Summary: In <1318@loral.UUCP> jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay C. Bowden) writes: >After weeks of frustration with dbase III's >lame "modify command xxxx" way of invoking their >lame editor for program files, I stumbled upon what >has for me been an ideal soloution: use sidekick >for editing the programs! Put lines similar to these in your config.db file: TEDIT = C:\UTIL\EPSILON f10 = 'modify command ' This say to use epsilon as your editor, and bind the modify command editor call to the F10 key. What a deal! -- < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark D. Freeman mdf@osu-eddie.uucp InfoSolv Corporation mdf@Ohio-State.arpa 6099 Riverside Drive ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!mdf Dublin, OH 43017 Guest account at The Ohio State University (614) 761-8444 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
amir@booboo.UUCP (01/09/87)
> > Gee, i wonder if this would work with C compilers; > ctrl-alt to edit, then F3 to compile again, eh? > Is everyone else doing this allready? > The MKS toolkit (Unix tools) lets you suspend vi in the background with ^Z and the resume them with fg %x (where x is the job number). That's more flexible than SIDEKICK and more useful for programming. Amir H. Majidimehr Gould Inc, Computer Systems Division {sun,pur-ee,brl-bmd}!gould!amir