Re: newbie who can't edit

[Ben Abbott]

On Jan 29, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Vokey, John wrote:

> On 2011-01-29, at 12:33 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> 
>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Vokey, John wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2011-01-29, at 7:48 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> --- On Sat, 1/29/11, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: c. <address@hidden>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: newbie who can't edit
>>>>>>> To: "Vokey, John" <address@hidden>
>>>>>>> Cc: address@hidden
>>>>>>> Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 2:32 AM
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 29 Jan 2011, at 07:36, Vokey, John wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> A long Matlab user, just started with Octave. 
>>>>>>> Most everything I want from Matlab works with Octave (i.e.,
>>>>>>> every .m file I have tested works), so I am quite
>>>>>>> pleased.  BUT, I can't edit anything.  When I type
>>>>>>> edit or edit name, nothing happens.  The terminal
>>>>>>> window just locks up, and I have to close the window and
>>>>>>> restart Octave.  Am I missing something?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Mac OSX 10.6.6, and the latest Octave.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> you need to specify the program to use for editing, 
>>>>>>> which one to use is really a matter of taste, I like emacs
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> and use the Aquamacs binary distribution [1], so I have the
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> following in my ~/.octaverc configuration file:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> edit editor "open -a /Applications/Aquamacs.app %s &"
>>>>>>> edit license gpl
>>>>>>> edit mode async
>>>>>>> edit home ./
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> type "doc edit" at the octave prompt for more options for
>>>>>>> the "edit" command.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>>> c.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But, if a program freezes in response to user input, it's a bug. I.e. it
>>>>>> should be filed and then it will hopefully be fixed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Sergei.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm unable to duplicate the freeze. If someone explain what needs to be 
>>>>> done to reproduce the freeze.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ben
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I just type edit at the prompt, and octave becomes completely unresponsive.
>>> 
>>> I got that. I'd like to patch Octave so that the freeze doesn't happen.
>>> 
>>> Does pressing ctrl+c unfreeze Octave and produce an error. If so what does 
>>> it say?
>>> 
>>> To enable the edit function to work you need to choose a ascii editor and 
>>> tell Octave about it. To tell Octave to open a file using the app that 
>>> MacOS associates with the file use ...
>>> 
>>>     edit editor "open -e %s"
>>> 
>>> To specify a specific editor, say mvim, use ...
>>> 
>>>     edit editor "mvim %s"
>>> 
>>> The first is handy if you don't have a favorite editor, but it will not 
>>> open a file that does not yet exist.
>>> 
>>> Ben
>>> 
>>> p.s. be sure to reply-all and respond at the bottom so that those arriving 
>>> late can follow along. Thanks
>> 
>> Another question ... what do you get when you type "EDITOR" at Octave's 
>> prompt?
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
> 
> The problem *doesn't* occur if one types: EDIT
> 
> octave-3.2.3:1> EDIT
> error: `EDIT' undefined near line 1 column 1
> 
> just edit

Ok. But what happens you you type "EDITOR"?

Ben