[Users] External editor?

[blind Pete]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2014 22:30:45 -0500
Charles Lehner <clm.cel at celehner.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 14:22:42 +1100
> blind Pete <peter_s_d at fastmail.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 4 Nov 2014 21:41:36 -0500
> > Charles Lehner <clm.cel at celehner.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:19:22 -0800
> > > Thomas Taylor <linxt at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > How do I select what external editor is used for a claws-mail
> > > > reply (Shift-Ctrl-X)?
> > > > 
> > > > I would expect some sort of drop down box listing installed
> > > > editors or something in configuration but don't find that.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks, Tom
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Tom,
> > > 
> > > There is an option to change the command used for external editor
> > > in Preferences/Message View/External Programs. A drop-down box
> > > could be cool though.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Charles
> > 
> > Ha!  Just added "+set syntax=mail" to that.  Gvim was recognising
> > files from CM as being emails.  Go figure.
> > 
> 
> Good idea. I've been doing something similar using an autocommand in
> my vimrc:
> 
> au BufNewFile,BufRead ~/.claws-mail/tmp/tmpmsg.* set ft=mail

There is more than one way to skin a cat in Linux.  

Would it be sensible to have syntax set to mail as the default
configuration for each of the editors?  

-- 
testing
bP
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