Re: edit.m: use current working directory, remove HOME

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 27 April 2012 13:14, Mike Miller <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Regarding "HOME", I used ".", so I'm ok either way, but ...
>>
>> One of my first changesets touched on edit.m. My recollection was that
>> some users (developers?) preferred that all octave's core m-files be
>> opened in a specific location. My guess is that if you remove HOME,
>> you'll get some complaints. I think changing the default to pwd()
>> would be ok.
>
> Yeah, completely understand.  It's a user interface issue, harder to say
> what the "right" answer is, etc.

Hey, I just realised that this is still a problem. A long time ago I
put in my .octaverc "edit home ." forgot why, and and forgot that this
was still a problem. Miike, are you feeling more confident about
applying this patch now? It seems to have gotten forgotten.

- Jordi G. H.