You can use "sudo gedit", either from a terminal, or make a shortcut for that.
Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] vi/vim/gedit > On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 12:39 -0500, Moses O McKnight wrote: >> On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 11:06 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> > As for editors, there are several available. I'm partial to the vi/vim >> > offerings myself. >> >> >> If you're going to recommend a command-line text editor to a newbie, I >> would recommend nano over vi/vim any day! At least with nano you can >> easily figure out how to type a few changes and exit, but with vi/vim >> you have to learn how to think upside down with rags stuffed up your >> nose, and then you have to memorize 100 commands! Every time I >> accidentally run vim I have to figure out how to open the tutorial so I >> can figure out how to exit the thing without killing the terminal. Then >> I forget the commands before I run it next time :-) Enough of that rant >> though... >> >> The easiest editor for most people will probably just be gedit aka "Text >> Editor" in the Accessories menu. >> >> Moses > > I agree. Does anyone have a shortcut for using gedit on root files? I > end up using a terminal window "sudo su -, gedit". It would be nice to > open gedit normally and then invoke root privileges. > > -- > Kirk Wallace (California, USA > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, > Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, > Zubal lathe conversion pending > Craftsman AA 109 restoration > Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
