Alternatively, the config file 'mc.ext' provides the opportunity to bind a command to the actions: Open ([enter]), View ([F3]) and Edit ([F4]). You can, it's worth the effort, have both: the build in editor at [F4] being a fall back in lack of X and your preferred GUI-editor on just hitting [enter]. That needs some shell-script skills.
--Holger Bryce Martin <bryce.mar...@gmx.com> wrote (Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:24:44 +0400): > Hi, > > My name is Bryce Martin. I'm Australian and this is my first email to > this list. I'm a Maths and ICT teacher working in Abu Dhabi. > > I want to get better at using MC. I think it is a great software > application. > > Can anyone tell me how to configure MC to open a particular > application to view and edit text files. Currently it is using mcedit > which is fine. But I was wondering how to make configuration changes > like the one I've just mentioned. > > I'm using Ubuntu-Gnome. Gnome 3 is totally amazing and I just love it. > MC is a great fit to Gnome. Great softwares both. > > Any advice on reading material (books) about MC would be warmly > accepted. > > Regards, > Bryce. > > > _______________________________________________ > mc mailing list > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
