pkatz@axion.bt.co.uk (Philip Katz) (09/05/88)
I am using xmh on a VAXstation running Ultrix. How can I change the default editor used for Composing messages etc. ?? I have tried altering "Editor" in my .mh_profile, but while mh will pick it up, xmh ignores it. If I can't change the editor, is there any way of mailing files? I can't figure out how to include one in a message using the default editor. Thanks in advance, Philip Katz PKatz@axion.bt.co.uk British Telecom Research Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich IP5 7RE England +44 473 642682 "Everytime I eat vegetables, it makes me think of you ... " -- Philip Katz
swick@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ralph R. Swick) (09/08/88)
Date: 5 Sep 88 10:37:51 GMT
From: mcvax!ukc!stc!axion!pkatz@uunet.uu.net (Philip Katz)
How can I change the default editor used for Composing messages etc. ??
Can't be done. It's already on our wish-list.
If I can't change the editor, is there any way of mailing files? I can't
figure out how to include one in a message using the default editor.
The default key binding for the insert-file() action is Meta/i. Try it.
% man xmh
...
Meta-I Insert a file. If any text is selected, use the
selected text as the filename. Otherwise, a box
will appear in which you can type the desired
filename.chet@pirate.CWRU.EDU (Chet Ramey) (09/08/88)
In article <841@btnix.axion.bt.co.uk> pkatz@axion.bt.co.uk (Philip Katz) writes: > I am using xmh on a VAXstation running Ultrix. > If I can't change the editor, is there any way of mailing files? I can't > figure out how to include one in a message using the default editor. > > Philip Katz PKatz@axion.bt.co.uk I have X11r2 on my VAXstation, but if you're running the Dec-supplied X10, the following should still hold true (according to the Dec documentation). Looking at the xmh man page, I see the following: Meta-I Insert a file. Since you're on a VAXstation, the "Compose Character" key is your meta key. Try holding that key down and pressing 'i'. If you have selected any text, it will be interpreted as a file name to insert; if not, a little dialog box will come up and prompt you for a file name. (I just tried it, and it worked OK for me; the only thing that you have to worry about is pressing the "Compose" and 'i' keys at the same time.) Chet Ramey chet@pirate.CWRU.EDU | Chet Ramey chet@cwjcc.CWRU.EDU chet@alpha.CES.CWRU.EDU | | "It is, it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king"
diamant@hpfclp.SDE.HP.COM (John Diamant) (09/09/88)
> How can I change the default editor used for Composing messages etc. ?? I don't think you can with xmh. > If I can't change the editor, is there any way of mailing files? I can't > figure out how to include one in a message using the default editor. Meta-i works for insert file. It pops up a dialog box and asks for a filename. John Diamant Software Development Environments Hewlett-Packard Co. ARPA Internet: diamant@hpfclp.sde.hp.com Fort Collins, CO UUCP: {hplabs,hpfcla}!hpfclp!diamant