Regarding filenames containing spaces and the TEXEDIT et al. values: 1) is there any reason not to change the compile-time default in web2c/c-auto.in? If you want to add the definitions in the Debian texmf.cnf, that's fine, of course, but I don't see why the default shouldn't change also. 2) wouldn't '' be better than ""? What if the filename contains (say) a $? Thanks, Karl