setting the editor on a mac doesn't work

[Ben Abbott]

On Feb 22, 2009, at 3:58 PM, Florian Schlenz wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I use an Intel Mac with OSX 10.5.6 and Octave 3.0.3 and I want to set
> the editor to use with octave as it doesn't come with a built in  
> editor
> on a mac.
> I have tried to type several things in the octave terminal window:
>
> edit editor "xedit %s &"              (like it is written in the  
> edit help)
> edit editor "Aquamacs %s"
>
> but nothing worked. I also have tried it with other editors that I
> installed in my Applications folder. Octave.app is also in the
> Applications folder by the way.
>
> When I do this it seems alright but when I type "edit" oder  "edit
> test.m", while "test.m" is in a folder on the path, nothing happens.
> It looks like the Terminal is doing something and it won't react any
> more if I try to type something else, but nothing happens, no editor
> starts up...
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Flo

Flo,

The "edit editor ..." commands tell octave what editor to use to edit  
files. Octave will not open the editor until you type "edit  
myfile.m" (or some other file).

Assuming you already understand that; Are any messages/errors  
displayed after you type the two commands below?

	edit editor "xedit %s &"
	edit myfile.m

Ben