The "e" response to TeX error in fptex

[LUK ShunTim]

Bob Howlett wrote:
> 
> LUK ShunTim wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > --
> 
> Or maybe we just don't have much to say!
> 

I just would like to see more people using fptex and despite it 0.x.x
version number, it's quite stable. The maintainer has done a good job. I
switch from miktex to fptex because I'd like to use a un*x compatible
version as I use tetex/linux at home. 

In this respect, I would like to see the binary archive (which is
currently 60+ Mb self-install) be broken up so that it's easier to
download. Maybe the packages can be divided into categories such as:
essential/required, suggested/nice-to-have, optional etc. Miktex is
distributed in this way. I'm no expert in packaging software (or in tex)
but I am willing to help (and learn); or is this already in the
pipeline? 

> Rather than defining an environment variable you can also
> set TEXEDIT in the texmf.cnf file, of course.
> 

May I suggest that it be included in the default texmf.cnf, with pfe as
an example and commented out perhaps.

Regards,
ST
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