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|    Janis Papanagnou to Marion    |
|    Re: Strange questions (Was: How to edit     |
|    24 Jan 25 11:30:03    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.software.firefox       From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com              On 24.01.2025 01:48, Marion wrote:       > On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:48:11 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote :       >       >       >>> # 1. Set your preferred text or HTML editor       >>> editor="vi" # Replace with your preferred editor (e.g., nano, vim)       >>       >> Why not use the standard EDITOR or VISUAL environment variables?       >> That�s what they�re for.       >       > Good idea! Thanks for the improvement! Much appreciated. Will do!              Just note that these variables may not (or not all) be defined.       (In my environment, for example, $EDITOR is empty, but $VISUAL       is set.) - Typically, applications check them sequentially and       provide a default (as you've done) [only] if none is set.              Janis              >       > [...]              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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