2009-04-25 – 1.8 ∞

What editor requires sendmail? Whoa.

I notice there’s an –enable-sendmail which means I could do this:

./configure --disable-sendmail

But I chose to install sendmail.

apt-get install sendmail
./configure
make && make install

alt-x menu system isn’t a dropdown menu like I’d expect.
Can’t abort out of its “menu” system.
Can’t backspace to delete the current line and go up a line. What the fuck.
Needs an EOF marker.
- Holy crap, there is one but it’s so damned LOUD. A tiny symbol is fine guys..
Stop spamming me
- when I’m trying to delete the line below and there isn’t one.
- On the first row and trying to go up
alt-x l load should have a browsable list of files.
- Or at least let a person press tab and see the files instead of needing to do tab completion.
- That screen also doesn’t allow backspace, it injects control-?
backspace is bound to delete. Sigh.
Unhelpful man page. How do I make any of those environment changes? They don’t seem to actually work.
- Oh, I do this:

FE=bl
export FE

Say’s “no language” at the bottom, but it doesn’t seem to recognize things by extension, at least not rb or sh. Meh.
I don’t know how to get proper help. Fail.
No make uninstall. ARGH

Summary: Awkward and hard on the hands with its “Emacs-like keybindings”.

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