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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 02:52:45PM +1030, Greg Mayman wrote:
> 
> And this is probably going to sound like another lot of stupid
> questions: Where should I have the xmodmap.84 file located when I
> do the above? Will BL automatically search for it? Should I do a
> cd to the directory where it is before I execute the above
> command?

That question can probably best be answered by searching the archive under 
"xmodmap." The 
archive used to have a search function but they've removed it. It's possible 
to search the 
archive easily via google, though. Someone wrote a sort of google script for 
doing this and 
posted it to the list, but I've lost it. Can anyone report it? Should it be 
included on the 
BL mainpage, Steven? And no, Greg, I'm not directing you to the archive 
because I'm one of 
the cognoscenti and cannot condescend to answer your question. I have no idea 
how xmodmap 
works. I just recall a lengthy series Sindi posted about it, and I'm also 
aware that Sindi 
uses the archive as a sort of repository of personal notes about how she's 
done things and 
what works because, like me, she has a tendency to forget these details 
rather quickly

> > Type e3pi --help for instructions on how to use this editor in 'pico'
> > mode.
> 
> So e3pi is an editor! What is "pico" mode?

Pico is an old standard Unix editor (came with Pine). e3 emulates it (as well 
as several 
other editors, depending on mode) by using many of the same keystrokes one 
would use in 
Pico. For example, ctrl x is exit.

James