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Troubleshooting, Questions and Answers

Troubleshooting, Questions and Answers

I can''t cut/paste between Edith and other X windows'
Since the definitions for drag-and-drop and cut/paste protocols (such as Motif) are not public, Edith does not support dragdrop and cut/paste with other applications. Middle mouse button paste however will work, provided that the Edith window you selected text in is still open.
I clicked ``no further confirmations'' in a warning panel, and indeed I never get a warning again, but how do I get the warnings back if I want to see them again?
Try Interface options... (Options menu, Shift Ctrl I) or File options... (Options menu, Shift Ctrl F).
I open a C file, but I get a window in `default setup' mode
Is your C file a backup? If it doesn't end in .c or .h, it is not recognized as a C file. Switch to C editing mode using Switch mode... (Windows menu, Ctrl S).
I can't edit the size and gadgets for mode LaTeX. I get to see the values for ``default setup''
Don't forget to tell Edith that your LaTeX mode has its own values for size and gadgets, under Text window modes... (Windows menu, Shift Ctrl M).
I am using auto wrap, but sometimes it doesn't seem to do it's work
Auto wrap only wraps when the cursor is beyond the right margin; it is not a complete text formatting function. To reformat a paragraph after inserting or deleting words in the middle of a line, use Format paragraph (Text menu, Alt Shift P). You may need to switch off Format right-aligns (Options menu, Shift Ctrl P).
What is the purpose of the rec button in the status line?
It indicates when the dribble recorder is on; see Repeat dribble (Edit menu, Ctrl R).
What is the purpose of the black triangles in the scroll bar?
They are position markers, see Put marker (Mark menu, Alt P), Back (Browse menu, Alt Left), Forward (Browse menu, Alt Right).
Edith crashed while I was editing an important file
If Edith hangs, kill the program by sending it a TERM signal, e.g. by typing killall -15 edith, or by destroying a window. Carbon copies will then be written for any files that were modified when the Edith server was killed. Then re-open the important files; Edith will offer you the option to load the carbon copies instead of the old originals.
Edith refuses to save a file, but it has the required permissions
Sometimes Edith's underlying file system still thinks a file is unreachable, even though the problems it has noticed earlier have been fixed. Clicking retry in the box claiming that the file is unwritable should help. Note that once Edith notices that a file is not writable, the normal Save (File menu, Alt S) function will behave like Save as... (File menu, Alt Shift S).
I opened a large number of files, and said yes when Edith offered to put some of them in the queue. I finished editing the first set of files; how do I open the others?
Open single files from the queue using Open next (File menu, Ctrl N). When all open text files (excluding browsers) are closed or iconified, Edith will pop up a message panel asking you if the next few files should be opened.
I installed edivisual/edimore as an editor/viewer and it complains that some files don't exist
Make sure that the Edith server is running on the same host as the program that called the editor. Files like /tmp/edimore.12647 or /tmp/snd.23847 are not always readable from remote machines, even if these machines are on the same network as your workstation.
I installed edivisual as my mail editor; when I work on a modem/remote shell connection, I get (a) cannot connect to display ... or (b) I get vi, and I would prefer Emacs
When working on a slow connection, make sure that you do NOT have the environment variable DISPLAY set. The environment variable EDITOR can be used to select an editor different than vi for when there is no X display.
A window I just opened has the wrong size
This is a bug known to appear in windowing systems (such as Silicon Graphics' 4Dwm) that store the window set-up and re-open all windows the user had on his previous session when a new session is started. The window manager tries to give a text window the size of the master panel. Solutions: (1) leave Edith before logging out; if the bug catches you, (2) fix it with Ctrl Z then Return.

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