Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to
newsgroups?
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups?
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r)
but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and
the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
In message <slrnsaedfv.aqo.ffuentes@iceland.freeshell.org> ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups?
The editor has nothing to do with posting tp newsgroups. YOu can use any editor you want. I am sure plenty of people use nano, just as plenty use
vim, vim, emacs, gvim, and even BBEdit.
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
set your editor to nano in your .slrnrc.
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r)
but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and
the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
Seems like that should work based on the man page (I don't use nano).
On 2021-05-21, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
In message <slrnsaedfv.aqo.ffuentes@iceland.freeshell.org> ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups? >>The editor has nothing to do with posting tp newsgroups. YOu can use any
editor you want. I am sure plenty of people use nano, just as plenty use
vim, vim, emacs, gvim, and even BBEdit.
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
set your editor to nano in your .slrnrc.
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r)
but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and
the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
Seems like that should work based on the man page (I don't use nano).
I don't either — I use the jstar "flavor" of joe (Joe's Own Editor).
Somehow I figured out the following line (which works for me).
set editor_command "jstar +%d '%s'"
At this point I don't know what "+%d" and "'%s'" do — I would have to look it up again. I don't have to worry about the 72 character line, as jstar
just brings in its own settings from its own .jstarc configuration file. I don't know right now where the cursor goes when I do a follow up — I'll have
to check that out and report back. Wherever it ends up I'm used to what it does.
Sorry I can't be any more help. I've tried nano but could never get "into it."
On 2021-05-21, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
In message <slrnsaedfv.aqo.ffuentes@iceland.freeshell.org> ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups?
The editor has nothing to do with posting tp newsgroups. YOu can use any >>> editor you want. I am sure plenty of people use nano, just as plenty use >>> vim, vim, emacs, gvim, and even BBEdit.
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
set your editor to nano in your .slrnrc.
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r)
but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and
the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
Seems like that should work based on the man page (I don't use nano).
I don't either — I use the jstar "flavor" of joe (Joe's Own Editor).
Somehow I figured out the following line (which works for me).
set editor_command "jstar +%d '%s'"
At this point I don't know what "+%d" and "'%s'" do — I would have to look >> it up again. I don't have to worry about the 72 character line, as jstar
just brings in its own settings from its own .jstarc configuration file. I >> don't know right now where the cursor goes when I do a follow up — I'll have
to check that out and report back. Wherever it ends up I'm used to what it >> does.
Sorry I can't be any more help. I've tried nano but could never get "into
it."
Just checked, my cursor does stay between the response and he header. So I guess that's built into jstar (somehow).
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to
newsgroups?
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post but
how can someone post from nano? I wanna make nano wrap at 72
characters (which can be done with -r) but I also wanna make
the cursor to stay in between the response and the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
In message <s88h9b$upr$2@dont-email.me> RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
In message <slrnsaedfv.aqo.ffuentes@iceland.freeshell.org> ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups?
The editor has nothing to do with posting tp newsgroups. YOu can use any >>>> editor you want. I am sure plenty of people use nano, just as plenty use >>>> vim, vim, emacs, gvim, and even BBEdit.
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
set your editor to nano in your .slrnrc.
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r)
but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and >>>>> the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
Seems like that should work based on the man page (I don't use nano).
I don't either — I use the jstar "flavor" of joe (Joe's Own Editor).
Somehow I figured out the following line (which works for me).
set editor_command "jstar +%d '%s'"
At this point I don't know what "+%d" and "'%s'" do — I would have to look
it up again. I don't have to worry about the 72 character line, as jstar >>> just brings in its own settings from its own .jstarc configuration file. I >>> don't know right now where the cursor goes when I do a follow up — I'll have
to check that out and report back. Wherever it ends up I'm used to what it >>> does.
Sorry I can't be any more help. I've tried nano but could never get "into >>> it."
Just checked, my cursor does stay between the response and he header. So I >> guess that's built into jstar (somehow).
It is probably the +%d, but I do not have joe installed on any machine
and I can’t be arsed looking up a man page online.
On Fri, 21 May 2021 04:24:33 -0000 (UTC),
ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to
newsgroups?
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post but
how can someone post from nano? I wanna make nano wrap at 72
characters (which can be done with -r) but I also wanna make
the cursor to stay in between the response and the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
I use pico, which I think is related to nano. Here's what I have
in my .slrnrc, perhaps it will help?
set editor_command "pico -z -t -r66 -Q \"> \" %s"
The "-r66" part is the line length before wrapping. Many of the
newsgroups I frequent have extended back and forth discussions, so
after a few exchanges 72 starts to look pretty bad.
I also love pico's rewrap feature (Ctrl-j) that even rewraps
quoted text properly (used it above).
On 2021-05-21, Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2021 04:24:33 -0000 (UTC),
ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to
newsgroups?
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post but
how can someone post from nano? I wanna make nano wrap at 72
characters (which can be done with -r) but I also wanna make
the cursor to stay in between the response and the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
I use pico, which I think is related to nano. Here's what I have
in my .slrnrc, perhaps it will help?
set editor_command "pico -z -t -r66 -Q \"> \" %s"
The "-r66" part is the line length before wrapping. Many of the
newsgroups I frequent have extended back and forth discussions, so
after a few exchanges 72 starts to look pretty bad.
I also love pico's rewrap feature (Ctrl-j) that even rewraps
quoted text properly (used it above).
I use that feature (Ctrl-b) all the time in jstar as well (it appears
to work the same). I might look at setting up a jstar configuration
just for slrn — you make a good point about using 66 columns instead
of a higher number.
On 2021-05-21, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
In message <s88h9b$upr$2@dont-email.me> RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On 2021-05-21, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
In message <slrnsaedfv.aqo.ffuentes@iceland.freeshell.org> ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:I don't either — I use the jstar "flavor" of joe (Joe's Own Editor). >>>>
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to newsgroups?
The editor has nothing to do with posting tp newsgroups. YOu can use any >>>>> editor you want. I am sure plenty of people use nano, just as plenty use >>>>> vim, vim, emacs, gvim, and even BBEdit.
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano?
set your editor to nano in your .slrnrc.
I wanna make nano wrap at 72 characters (which can be done with -r) >>>>>> but I also wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and >>>>>> the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
Seems like that should work based on the man page (I don't use nano). >>>>
Somehow I figured out the following line (which works for me).
set editor_command "jstar +%d '%s'"
At this point I don't know what "+%d" and "'%s'" do — I would have to look
it up again. I don't have to worry about the 72 character line, as jstar >>>> just brings in its own settings from its own .jstarc configuration file. I >>>> don't know right now where the cursor goes when I do a follow up — I'll have
to check that out and report back. Wherever it ends up I'm used to what it >>>> does.
Sorry I can't be any more help. I've tried nano but could never get "into >>>> it."
Just checked, my cursor does stay between the response and he header. So I >>> guess that's built into jstar (somehow).
It is probably the +%d, but I do not have joe installed on any machine
and I can’t be arsed looking up a man page online.
You were right — "%d — number of the first line of the message body" (Don't know what the plus sign does.)
%s is for the file name.
So could the original poster also use the +%d (or just %d) for nano?
In message <s89g5p$1h9$1@dont-email.me> RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2021 04:24:33 -0000 (UTC),
ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
Here I have a silly question. Do any of you use nano to post to
newsgroups?
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post but
how can someone post from nano? I wanna make nano wrap at 72
characters (which can be done with -r) but I also wanna make
the cursor to stay in between the response and the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
I use pico, which I think is related to nano. Here's what I have
in my .slrnrc, perhaps it will help?
set editor_command "pico -z -t -r66 -Q \"> \" %s"
The "-r66" part is the line length before wrapping. Many of the
newsgroups I frequent have extended back and forth discussions, so
after a few exchanges 72 starts to look pretty bad.
I also love pico's rewrap feature (Ctrl-j) that even rewraps
quoted text properly (used it above).
I use that feature (Ctrl-b) all the time in jstar as well (it appears
to work the same). I might look at setting up a jstar configuration
just for slrn — you make a good point about using 66 columns instead
of a higher number.
And gq in vim.
In message <s89g5p$1h9$1@dont-email.me> RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-05-21, Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2021 04:24:33 -0000 (UTC),
ffuentes <ffuentes@sdf-f.spam.org> wrote:
I know slrn has a good example of how to setup vim to post
but how can someone post from nano? I wanna make nano wrap
at 72 characters (which can be done with -r) but I also
wanna make the cursor to stay in between the response and
the header.
nano -r 72 -S +10
Is this right? Do any of you have a better idea?
I use pico, which I think is related to nano. Here's what I
have in my .slrnrc, perhaps it will help?
set editor_command "pico -z -t -r66 -Q \"> \" %s"
I also love pico's rewrap feature (Ctrl-j) that even rewraps
quoted text properly (used it above).
I use that feature (Ctrl-b) all the time in jstar as well (it
appears to work the same). I might look at setting up a jstar
configuration just for slrn ??? you make a good point about
using 66 columns instead of a higher number.
And gq in vim.
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