On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 12:53:40AM -0600, Kent West wrote: > > I got to thinking.... There may be a way to concatenate the signature file > > and the output of fortune into a new (temporary) signature file so that > > the new temp sig file would be used by Pine. But I don't yet know enough > > about redirection/piping/etc to do this off the top of my head, and > > further, there may not be a way to get Pine to run that script between > > the time you press R for reply and the time the editor pops up on the > > screen with the signature in place. > > Sure there is... > > > Of course, I guess I could change my default Pine editor to something > > powerful enough to run macros when it starts and do just about anything. > > Just write a script to do what you want, then place a very simple script > as the editor. > > #!/bin/sh > makefortune .blahsig > cp .blahsig .signature > joe (or your favorite editor here) > > Sure, you'll be one "fortune" behind, but that way they do change each > time and you do see what gets imported. Also, as a nudge for Joe, small, > fast, and ^K/ is a godsend. Don't let the vi folks fool ya. ;) > > >
I *love* Linux! This is a great idea! I'll give it a shot tomorrow (it's getting late). Thanks! -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC!