Re: Conversion from Scilab

[Bob Odom]

Gary,

Create a file named .octaverc in your home directory and add the
following 2 lines:

edit mode async
edit editor "gvim %s &"

The "mode async" line allows you to work in the editor and the octave
command line will remain active. The next line defines the editor as the 
gvim editor. So when I type "edit <filename>" a gvim window comes up,
and file <filename> is open in the window to edit. If you use 'emacs'
instead of gvim, it will use emacs instead.

You can also run those two commands from the octave command line, but if
you put them in the .octaverc file, they will get set every time you
start octave.

Bob

On Fri, 14 May 2010, Gary Nelson wrote:

> OK, typed help edit and get this (and lots more)
>
> .....
>
> `editor'
>         This is the editor to use to modify the functions.  By
>         default it uses Octave's `EDITOR' built-in function, which
>         comes from `getenv("EDITOR")' and defaults to `emacs'.  Use
>         `%s' In place of the function name.  For example,
>        `[EDITOR, " %s"]'
>              Use the editor which Octave uses for `bug_report'.
>
>        `"xedit %s &"'
>              pop up simple X11 editor in a separate window
>
>        `"gnudoit -q \"(find-file \\\"%s\\\")\""'
>              Send it to current Emacs; must have `(gnuserv-start)' in
>              `.emacs'.
>
> However, when I ask for editor, I get this
>
> octave-3.2.3:2> editor
> error: `editor' undefined near line 2 column 1
> octave-3.2.3:2>
>
> I downloaded and installed emacs, but have not been able to do anything useful 
> with it and can't yet see how it interacts with octave.
>
> I don't have any specific preference for an editor -- just want to get busy 
> doing something useful
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
> On May 14, 2010, at 4:08 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
> > On May 14, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Gary Nelson wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > > I have a MacBookPro with SnowLeopard with octave 3.2.3 installed and working in 
> > > terminal mode.
> > >
> > > I have developed a system of signal analysis tools using scilab and would like 
> > > to port them to octave.
> > >
> > > In scilab, I can invoke an editor from the command line and then cause the text 
> > > window to be executed.
> > >
> > > Is there an equivalent in Octave?
> > >
> > > Somehow, I need to make a library with a collection of functions.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary Nelson
> > > address@hidden
> >
> > Type the following ...
> >
> >         help edit
> >
> > If you can tell me what editor you'd like to use, I/we can be more help.
> >
> > Ben
>
> Gary Nelson
> address@hidden