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[Debathena] #1154: EDITOR=emacs is stupid in 2012
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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:05:02 -0000
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#1154: EDITOR=emacs is stupid in 2012
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Reporter: jdreed | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Precise Release
Component: -- | Keywords:
Upstream bug: |
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OTOH, "emacs" is guaranteed to work in tty and X11 mode. I supposed we
could use sensible-editor as the default, but "meh". We could also do
something stupid like /usr/bin/if-DISPLAY-gedit-else-nano
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Ticket URL: <http://athena10.mit.edu/trac/ticket/1154>
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