Subject: Problem with Pico editor

From: Deon de Villiers <[email-masked]>
Date: 25 Mar 1996 09:21:06 GMT

Hi All

I have recently downloaded and compiled the pico editor.  It is just
what I was looking for - nice and easy for new users.

I have two issues I would like some help on.

1.  The help tells me that Ctrl-^ is used to select text.  I cannot
    seem to get this right

2.  How does one overtype characters (ie. vi's replace mode).

Thanks
Deon

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From: [email-masked] (Peter J. Weyers)
Date: 25 Mar 1996 10:14:09 GMT

Deon de Villiers ([email-masked]) wrote:
: Hi All

: I have recently downloaded and compiled the pico editor.  It is just
: what I was looking for - nice and easy for new users.

: I have two issues I would like some help on.

: 1.  The help tells me that Ctrl-^ is used to select text.  I cannot
:     seem to get this right

Maybe the character is caught by your Terminals(server). You could type 
<ESC> <ESC> <^> instead of <ctrl-^>. (Works with any control character in 
pico)

: 2.  How does one overtype characters (ie. vi's replace mode).

Don't know, I believe you can't.

Peter
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From: Paul O Bartlett <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:30:40 -0500

> 1.  The help tells me that Ctrl-^ is used to select text.  I cannot

    You may need to check what characters your terminal or PC or Mac is
actually sending out.  On some keyboards, with the ^ above the 6, you
might need to be sure to press the shift key.  Another approach is to
use the key sequence

        ESC ESC ^

> 2.  How does one overtype characters (ie. vi's replace mode).

    Probably you can't.  I don't think Pico and the Pine composer have
an overtype mode.  For my own use, I have replaced them (in Pine via
the alternate-editor feature) with jpico, a configuration of the JOE
editor which looks and feels a lot like a superset of Pico with added
features.  jpico can toggle back and forth between insert and overtype
modes.  (You can also set margins, even if you have not yet upgraded to
the new Pine 3.92., and do other things, all the while maintaining a
lot of the look and feel of Pico.)

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From: David Nugent <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:39:35 GMT

><ESC> <ESC> <^> instead of <ctrl-^>. (Works with any control character in

Sometimes Shift-Ctrl-^ works, or just ^6 (ie. unshifted).
Depends on how the platform handles the keyboard.

David Nugent, Microsystems Technical Support
Unique Computing Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
PC/LAN/UNIX Communications Software Development

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From: [email-masked] (Ramon Gandia)
Date: 30 Mar 1996 08:07:33 GMT

In Pico I mark text starting with control-caret or maybe its control-6.
Nothing seems to happen; but when I move my cursor down, the text
gets highlighted a line at a time.  When I get to where I want to
finish, I hit control-k adn the highlighted text dissaperars.

In every case I've come across people having "Unix problems", the
fault is generally that they are using a PC with vt-100 emulation.
I looked long and hard for a vt-100 emulator that was easy to use
and bug-free.  For instance, most won't print out of Pico or Pine.
PC-VT is my DOS terminal program, you can get it from the Simtel 20
CD ROM set.

Ramon. Nome, Alaska. +25F, clear, calm.
[email-masked] wrote:
: Deon de Villiers ([email-masked]) wrote:
: : Hi All
: : 
: : I have recently downloaded and compiled the pico editor.  It is just
: : what I was looking for - nice and easy for new users.
: : 
: : I have two issues I would like some help on.
: : 
: : 1.  The help tells me that Ctrl-^ is used to select text.  I cannot
: :     seem to get this right

: Hold down the control, the shift and the white 6 (the one at the top of the 
: keyboard, not the grey one) all at the same time.

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