Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:25:19 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: David Banning <david+dated+1197231249.7ec844@skytracker.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> Subject: Re: looking for online text editor Message-ID: <20071204222519.GA14198@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20071204201405.GB88299@skytracker.ca> References: <20071204191130.GA86443@skytracker.ca> <6.0.0.22.2.20071204134831.024c9de0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20071204201405.GB88299@skytracker.ca>
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On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 03:14:05PM -0500, David Banning wrote: > > running the java filemanager - same goes for attempting to run > > mindterm-ssh. Is there some plain text editor program > > out there that will allow me to simply login and edit my files in > > plain text - (not a gui html editor) ? > > > > I use putty to ssh to remote servers and use vi to edit files once > > logged in to the server. > > But putty has be installed on the machine you are working on, right? > > I need to have access on, say a library computer, where no local software > can be installed. It is only a file that can be downloaded and put on the desktop and run from there. I have done so in I-cafes, libraries and community centers with public computers, hotel lobbies, churches in many countries. Some place might block it, I suppose, but I haven't run in to any. You can also try running the 'portable' PuTTY from a USB stick as someone has suggested. ////jerry > I can log in to webmin and edit the files via their > file manager. The actual edit process does -not- appear to be java, > but the file manager to select the file -is- java so I can't select > the file to edit. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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