Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Ethan White
I have just posted two work arounds that will solve this issue immediately in the relevant issue: https://github.com/swcarpentry/windows-installer/issues/31#issuecomment-133596799 Neither of these is a great long-term solution and I'm working on seeing if I can get something that's a smooth and

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Duckles, Jonah M.
All, See my rant from here: https://github.com/swcarpentry/workshop-template/pull/165#issuecomment-77228901 It seems like it would be a minor thing, but you're standing in front of a room telling 3-sets of users to "Now open Notepad++ if you're on windows, or Kate if you're on Linux, or TextMat

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Jacques Richer
Another viable option is SciTe. It's a nice windows GUI text editor which is a single file - no install required. Drop it anywhere in the path and it just works. Jacques From: Discuss on behalf of Amanda Charbonneau Sent: Friday, August

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Amanda Charbonneau
Thanks Matt, I looked through the issues but didn't see that one. I'll watch that thread. -Amanda On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 5:43 PM Karen Cranston wrote: > Haven't used atom under Windows, but have been impressed under OS X. Not > relevant to this thread but the remote pair programming plugin is

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Karen Cranston
Haven't used atom under Windows, but have been impressed under OS X. Not relevant to this thread but the remote pair programming plugin is lovely. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 17:30 Carl Boettiger wrote: > Would atom (https://atom.io) be a viable option here? > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:24 PM Dirk Ed

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Carl Boettiger
Would atom (https://atom.io) be a viable option here? On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:24 PM Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > On 21 August 2015 at 20:57, Amanda Charbonneau wrote: > | Hey all, > | > | I'm teaching to all Windows users next week, so I'm doing a dry run on a > new > | Windows VM to test ever

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 21 August 2015 at 20:57, Amanda Charbonneau wrote: | Hey all, | | I'm teaching to all Windows users next week, so I'm doing a dry run on a new | Windows VM to test everything. I installed the 32bit version and 64bit version | of GitBash 2.5.0, and neither will let me run Nano.  | | I get the

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Matt Davis
Hi all, If you're a Windows user who can help us troubleshoot this your help would be greatly appreciated. There's an open issue describing this problem at https://github.com/swcarpentry/windows-installer/issues/31, please add any info there. Thanks, Matt On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:58 PM Amanda C

[Discuss] Fwd: Problem with nano on Windows32

2015-08-21 Thread Amanda Charbonneau
Hey all, I'm teaching to all Windows users next week, so I'm doing a dry run on a new Windows VM to test everything. I installed the 32bit version and 64bit version of GitBash 2.5.0, and neither will let me run Nano. I get the following error: > $ nano > Redirection is not supported. I Googled

[Discuss] Scientific Programmer/Analyst for Image Processing Job in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2015-08-21 Thread Gabriel A. Devenyi
Hi all, A very close collaborator of my research group is looking for a scientific programmer for work in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This shop is heavy on the open source and Linux-based work. For details see https://career.sickkids.ca/uniquesig6f48ebcb0541aebf96298f20840453ff78ad6bcf4250