midnight commander
It seems in Damn Small Linux the Midnight Commander doesn't
work like it suppose to work. The build in Editer won't work! I can't edit a textfile. When I press F4 a strange black window appears. Please help me. remove mc to reinstall it fails. What a pitty I want to use DSL for it's speed and simplicity but without mc I'm finished! |
I think this "strange black window" is vim.
If you don't like it, press F9 while in mc, go to Options>Configuration and see if "use internal edit" is checked. If it isn't, you could change your environment variable "EDITOR" to what you want to use. |
The use internal editor is marked.
But MC refuses to open it's own editor. You say change your environment variable "EDITOR" How can I do that? I'm stucked here. Thanks for helping me. |
If "use internal" is marked and you're not getting anything, then there could be a bug....i haven't seen it yet, though.
Use the command "export EDITOR=new_editor" to set the variable. You can add this to .bash_profile, .bashrc, or if you just want it applied to mc then add it to the menu item (~/.fluxbox/menu) or just type it in a shell before typing mc. "Use internal" must be unmarked in order for this to work. |
I tried what you wrote but it won't help.
Guess it's a bug then. I reinstalled DSL several times (even on a different computer) Midnight Commander seems to be a dissapointment. And I can't remove it to reinstall it. Damn Small Linux without a working MC is like making love to a women with a wooden leg. :( |
The only thing I've noticed about mc in DSL that I don't like is the lack of an extensions and user (F2) file...I still can't figure out what would cause the editor to fail.
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So I understand that you don't have this problem with mc.
That would be verry weard. Well maybe you'll figure it out one of these days. Thanks for your effort. I will stay on the watch for a solution. And sorry for my crumbly English. :) |
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