[Remind-Fans] wyrd error

[Paul Brookbanks]

Thanks Jorey problem solved. I chose to just edit .bashrc

On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 21:15 -0400, Jorey Bump wrote:
> Paul Brookbanks wrote:
> > When I use the "t" option in wyrd  I get this error message:
> > 
> > "Error when launching editor; configure a different editor in
> > ~/.wyrdrc."
> > 
> > My wyrdrc file is not in my home dir. but rather it is in /etc. Here is
> > what is wrtten there:
> > 
> > # Wyrd run-configuration file
> > 
> > # command for the Remind executable
> > set remind_command="remind"
> > # the default reminder file to display
> > set reminders_file="~/.reminders"
> > # command for editing an old appointment, given a line number %line% and
> > filename %file%
> > set edit_old_command="$EDITOR +%line% %file%"
> > # command for editing a new appointment, given a filename %file%
> > set edit_new_command="$EDITOR +999999 %file%"
> > # command for free editing of the reminders file, given a filename %file
> > %
> > set edit_any_command="$EDITOR %file%"
> > 
> > This looks fine so the only thing I can think of is that wyrd is looking
> > for this file in the wrong location or the file is in the wrong
> > location. I made sure the file is executable. I tried to move the file
> > but that did not work.
> 
> Type this command:
> 
>   echo $EDITOR
> 
> If there is no output, you do not have a default editor set for your 
> environment. I solve this by adding this line to my ~/.bashrc:
> 
>   export EDITOR=vim
> 
> You could also set this globally in /etc/profile for Bourne-compatible 
> shells. Refer to your shell documentation for more information on how to 
> set environment variables at login.
> 
> Another option is to explicitly name your editor in ~/.wyrdrc.
> 
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