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Re: newbie who can't edit
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Sergei Steshenko |
Subject: |
Re: newbie who can't edit |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:09:08 -0800 (PST) |
--- On Sat, 1/29/11, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
> From: c. <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: newbie who can't edit
> To: "Vokey, John" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 2:32 AM
>
> On 29 Jan 2011, at 07:36, Vokey, John wrote:
>
> > A long Matlab user, just started with Octave.
> Most everything I want from Matlab works with Octave (i.e.,
> every .m file I have tested works), so I am quite
> pleased. BUT, I can't edit anything. When I type
> edit or edit name, nothing happens. The terminal
> window just locks up, and I have to close the window and
> restart Octave. Am I missing something?
> >
> > Mac OSX 10.6.6, and the latest Octave.
>
>
> you need to specify the program to use for editing,
> which one to use is really a matter of taste, I like emacs
>
> and use the Aquamacs binary distribution [1], so I have the
>
> following in my ~/.octaverc configuration file:
>
> edit editor "open -a /Applications/Aquamacs.app %s &"
> edit license gpl
> edit mode async
> edit home ./
>
> type "doc edit" at the octave prompt for more options for
> the "edit" command.
>
> HTH,
> c.
>
>
But, if a program freezes in response to user input, it's a bug. I.e. it
should be filed and then it will hopefully be fixed.
Regards,
Sergei.