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bboard [2021/11/07 21:25] – added bbvi personal wordfile info; tweaked ~/.exrc comment formatting zilog | bboard [2022/08/11 16:49] – Added more accessible section, re-sectioned changing editor sections peteyboy | ||
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- | ==== Change default editor to a better pico ==== | + | ==== Change default editor |
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+ | === Chang to a better pico ==== | ||
If you want to use an editor with in-program help and simple interface like the default //pico//, but slightly more powerful than the default **bboard** editor, you may wish to instead set your editor to //nano//, which is the default editor integrated into the Alpine mail program. It's the same as //pico//, but has additional commands, like regex searching. | If you want to use an editor with in-program help and simple interface like the default //pico//, but slightly more powerful than the default **bboard** editor, you may wish to instead set your editor to //nano//, which is the default editor integrated into the Alpine mail program. It's the same as //pico//, but has additional commands, like regex searching. | ||
- | To do this, instead of setting up your // | + | To do this, instead of setting up your // |
<file config ~$USER/ | <file config ~$USER/ | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Changing the default editor to vi ==== | + | === Changing the default editor to vi === |
Many SDF users find the lack of word-wrap and spell-checking when posting in bboard(1) frustrating. If a Vi editor is acceptable, some rudimentary auto-wrapping and spell-checking can be accomplished in // | Many SDF users find the lack of word-wrap and spell-checking when posting in bboard(1) frustrating. If a Vi editor is acceptable, some rudimentary auto-wrapping and spell-checking can be accomplished in // | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Running Spell-check on a bboard(1) Post: ==== | + | |
+ | == Learning to use Vi-style Editors: == | ||
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+ | If you've never used a Vi-style editor you may wish to run the // | ||
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+ | A free WikiBooks resource: [[https:// | ||
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+ | If you decide to practice with elvis(1), the //': | ||
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+ | == Running Spell-check on a bboard(1) Post in vi == | ||
Words deemed misspelled by the elvis(1) editor should appear in a different color. To spell-check the entire post, first move to position 1,1 with //' | Words deemed misspelled by the elvis(1) editor should appear in a different color. To spell-check the entire post, first move to position 1,1 with //' | ||
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The words in your personal word file do not need to be sorted however all lowercase words are treated as case-insensitive; | The words in your personal word file do not need to be sorted however all lowercase words are treated as case-insensitive; | ||
- | ==== Learning to use Vi-style Editors: ==== | ||
- | If you've never used a Vi-style editor you may wish to run the //vilearn(1)// | + | ==== Make bboard More Accessible ==== |
+ | You may have luck with the settings below in your //.bboardrc//: | ||
- | A free WikiBooks resource: [[https://en.wikibooks.org/ | + | <file config ~$USER/.bboardrc> |
- | + | AUTOLIST=NIL | |
- | If you decide to practice with elvis(1), the //': | + | CHARTER=NIL |
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+ | </file> | ||
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bboard.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/25 22:18 by hc9