The "e" response to TeX error in fptex

LUK ShunTim cestluk@polyu.edu.hk
Thu, 09 Mar 2000 10:25:13 +0800


Joergen Larsen wrote:
> 
> >
> > When you use tetex and it encounters a TeX error, answering with an "e"
> > to the prompt will get you to the default editor which I found out is
> > notepad in fptex.
> > How can I customize its behaviour?
> > My intention is to use the pfe editor so that I can get to the line
> > where the error occurs; notepad just get you to the start of the tex
> > source file.
> 
> You should define an environment variable TEXEDIT containing a call
> of the desired editor, e.g. (my setting)
> 
> TEXEDIT=y:\tex\editors\pfe\pfe32.exe /g %d %s
> 
Thanks very much.

BTW, this list seems very quiet. Is it that not many people are using
fptex?

Regards,
ST
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