https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447981 Summary: No user-friendly editor (nano or joe?) in rescue system Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Factory Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: matt@genesi-usa.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- The current SUSE rescue system for 10.3, 11.0 and now 11.1 does not include a friendly text editor. Here is my vote for including nano or similar editor (I would prefer nano as it would match the Ubuntu, Debian and Gentoo rescue/installation systems and is well maintained) in the rescue system and possibly in the default installation pattern for the SuSE system (although I guess the most common patterns include a GUI editor too). vim is simply not good for a novice user or for any if they have any problems, and are coming from Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo or even a Windows environment where it is expected that backspace deletes characters (rather than "x"), typing where the cursor works by default, and other niceties we all got used to. Nano should ship in the rescue system with a suitable .nanorc in the /root directory which disables word-wrap as without it, it is sort of useless for editing configuration files on an 80-column terminal. A selection of syntax highlighters would be nice too, but let's not go overboard. I simply vote for "nano" in the rescue at the very least. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.