Re: Simple text screen editor
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, John Gould wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> I need to give a couple of users a simple editor that works
> within a virtual terminal (not X). These people are not really computer
> literate and would have trouble with vi or vim. They would be following
> written instructions to edit a couple of config files. Has anyone any
> suggestions as to a simple editor I could install such that they can
> carry out this task. Ease of use is much more important
> than editing power, hence the requirement to not use vi or vim.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Best regards John
>
Check out fte. It is similar to MS-DOS editors. Use left-Alt +
letter to select menu items. There are different versions for X and
consoles.
-Chris
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