Subject: jpico as Pine Alternate Editor

From: Paul O Bartlett <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 09:26:02 -0500

Recently I compiled Joe Allen's JOE editor.  It comes with a
preconfigured version called jpico, which is more or less a superset of
Pico and the Pine composer: although there are a few minor differences
in some commands, it "looks and feels" more or less like Pico with
added power.  I have specified it as my alternate editor under Pine and
also use it in place of Pico.  I compiled and use it under SunOS 4.1.4
and am generally happy with it.  I dial into my Un*x shell account with
an MS-DOS PC running ProComm Plus v2/DOS and a 14.4K modem.

    However, I have noticed one slightly annoying problem, and I am
wondering if anyone else using jpico has noticed the same and has come
up with a solution.  Often, when moving the cursor or deleting letters
(especially when Insert Mode is on), other letters will disappear from
the screen.  They are not really lost from the file, as moving the
cursor off the line and pressing ^L (refresh screen) will bring them
back to the display.  However, as I say, it is a minor annoyance.

    Has any other Pine user noticed this with jpico and have a solution
or workaround?  Thanks.

Paul                             <[email-masked]>
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