Re: [dev] snotes v0.9 - a simple notes system

From: markus schnalke <meillo_AT_marmaro.de>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:12:49 +0100

[2013-02-04 17:09] Charlie Kester <corky1951_AT_comcast.net>
> On 02/04/2013 13:09, markus schnalke wrote:
> >
> > On my system VISUAL is set to `vi', which is a common situation.
> > Your code assumes that VISUAL contains a graphical editor.
>
> I'm not sure, but I think the semantics when this variable
> first began to be used was to distinguish a full-screen editor
> like vi (or emacs) from a line editor like ed.

That's correct. The naming of the variables and editors is not
by accident:

        VISUAL -- vi (which is short for `visual')
        EDITOR -- ed (which is short for `editor')

;-)


meillo
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