What is the easiest and most accessible editor?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Version control can be a good idea if users learn to use it.  I found rcs
to be the simplest of these systems to learn and use.


On Mon, 29 Nov 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Tim here.  I like putting my configuration files in version control,
> whether git, subversion, or even just old-school RCS.  That way I
> have a complete history of changes, can undo all sorts of changes,
> compare various versions, etc.  It really helps track down
> when/why/where something broke.
>
> -tim
>
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> On November 29, 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > Before editing a configuration file, make a copy of it to another
> > file, that way if you do a configuration change you don't like you
> > can back out and same goes with any mistakes.  If you like your
> > changed configuration file, then maybe delete your backup.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks a bundle for all of you folks. I did not know how much of
> > > a discussion my innocent and naive question would generate. I
> > > learned a lot from your answers. Although I have never messed
> > > with configuration files since the days of the autoexec.bat in
> > > the days of dos, I think I have enough courage to play with
> > > changing some configuration settings using some of the editors
> > > you suggested.
> > >
> > > I launched few of them both in the desktop and in the terminal
> > > and I found geany and nano to be easy. I did not find Micro, I
> > > guess it is not preinstalled on slint.
> > >
> > > I know that my editing needs would be very basic.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Ibrahim
> > >
> > > On 11/29/21 5:33 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > > > There is teachjove and jove is jonathan's own version of emacs
> > > > and teachjove can be run without running jove or emacs
> > > > directly.  This can be done from the terminal for any willing
> > > > to learn.  I suppose emacs could be configured in the same way
> > > > but haven't tried that yet.  It probably would need a small
> > > > script.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I actually have a computer science degree and still find both
> > > >> emacs and vi to be riddles, wrapped in mysteries, inside
> > > >> enigmas and I should probably figure out a way to add puzzle,
> > > >> conundrum, and a few other synonyms to that Matryoshka doll of
> > > >> an idiom.
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't doubt the claims they are powerful bits of kit once
> > > >> mastered, but they certainly for the faint of heart and not a
> > > >> good choice if you just want to edit the occasional config
> > > >> file.
> > > >>
> > > >> I personally use Nano, and it lets you just enter nano to open
> > > >> a blank file you can just start typing in or nano
> > > >> path/to/filename.ext to open an existing file, but it does
> > > >> have some commands that might throw people coming from a
> > > >> grapphical editor or word processor for a loop(e.g. save is
> > > >> ctrl+o, not ctrl+s, quit is ctrl+x, not ctrl+q) and has cut
> > > >> and paste that is line based instead of selection based(e.g.
> > > >> ctrl+k cuts the current line in its entirety, repeating ctrl+k
> > > >> without otheer input continues adding lines to the cut buffer,
> > > >> ctrl+u uncuts evereything in the cut buffer, copying is
> > > >> accomplished by uncutting where youo cut, then uncutting again
> > > >> where you want the copy). Also, pressing ctrl+g will bring up
> > > >> nano's full command list, while the most commond commandsare
> > > >> printed on the bottom two lines of the screen.
> > > >>
> > > >> For simpler console text editors, there's also Micro, which is
> > > >> similar to Pico/nano, but has key bindings more in line with
> > > >> the majority of graphical editors.
> > > >>
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