Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:05:34 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting the desktop environment doesn't work automatically Message-ID: <1358269534.2583.3.camel@q> In-Reply-To: <20130114210348.f70f2287.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <op.wqwultr0uwjkcr@freebsd> <20130114210348.f70f2287.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 21:03 +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:54:55 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > If I make mcedit the default editor, could this cause serious issues, > > perhaps if upgrading the kernel and world? > > I'm also using it regularly: > > % echo $EDITOR > mcedit > > No problems so far. The only exception: The editor is not > available when starting in SUM, and /usr (and therefor /usr/local) > is not mounted. In such a situation where mcedit cannot be > made available, /rescue/vi (residing on the / partition) is > the best choice if you urgently need to edit something. > The vi editor even works when terminal capabilities are > not "sufficiently" provided. Thank you, I made it default for my FreeBSD too. > > I don't like vi and similar > > editors. > > You don't need to like vi, but you should know the most > basic actions to use this editor in _worst case_. :-) In the _worst case_ I can handle vi basic actions even with a German keyboard using an "us" keymap ;). Regards, Ralf
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