Re: newbie who can't edit

[Vokey, John]

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
> 

octave-3.2.3:1> EDITOR
ans = emacs