Ctrl-A/E/U/etc in GNOME Apps?

[A. Rick Anderson]

Pete Toscano wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've installed FC3 on my workstation and laptop.  On my workstation, 
> after I installed FC3, I noticed that I can no longer use ctrl-e to go 
> to the end of a line I'm typing, ctrl-a to go to the beginning, ctrl-u 
> to erase the current line, etc.  On my laptop, I also did an install, 
> but on this, I can do all the above.
>
> It's not a big problem, but it does affect the usability for me some. 
> Can anybody tell me how to enable this on my workstation?  I'd greatly 
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> pete
>
Add the following line to your login script (probably .bash_profile) in 
your home directory.
export EDITOR=emacs 

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A. Rick Anderson