Re: launching a single instance of nedit for each text file

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:24 PM,  Wayne Lydecker wrote:
>
> I hate to rain on your parade, but if I remember correctly each
> executable requires its own switches, and they are not compatible.
>
> I do have an idea though.  Rename the current nedit executable to
> something else and replace it with a script.  If first time run
> it could inquire which executable to run.  After that it would
> read the configuration file and launch the correct executable.
>
> This would force first timers to know about the two executables
> and help them pick the correct one.  It doesn't solve the single
> executable problem though.  Only fixing the switches will do that.
>
> -- Wayne.

A bit late to the discussion but I would like to request not to get
rid of the nedit executable, e.g. by merging nedit and nc into a
single one. While the behavior of nc is usually what you want, it
isn't always and it would not be a good thing not to have the nedit
option.

Thanks,
-- 
Offer Kaye
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