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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:42:38 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Small program "PlanKey" (paraphrase of DOSKey)
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> On a serious note: do you guys ever edit text that
> is way after the output point?

i do.  in hold mode.  that's generally how i compose
email when not using acme.

> > i don't think there's a really good answer (yet?)
>
> In the in the /disgusting unix/ world, you can add readline even to the
> things that don't use it:
>     % socat READLINE EXEC:'ftp ftp.sun.com',pty,setsid,ctty
> More on this here:
>      http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/doc/socat.html#EXAMPLES

there, fixed that for ya! ☺

let's list some of the crunchy stuff this requires
1.  dynamic linking
2.  and ron's favorite, link editing
2.5 magic goo.  how does readline know what functions to steal?
3.  ttys
4.  $PATH.

by the way, how does quoting work in that command line?
say i want the literal argument "$1<tab>" to the socatt'ed
executable.

- erik