Re: Crontab problems

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu>]

On Sun, 15 Sep 2002, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Sep 2002, Nicholas Wourms wrote:
>
> > Trying to use Windows NotePad, which introduces the whole \r\n deal,
> > is friggin' crazy!
> > [snip]
> > I think you read too much into "use vi".  It was simply providing a
> > sensible alternative to Windows NotePad which provides the same
> > functionality without the need for modifing *working* sources.  If
> > that doesn't suit you, TextPad looks like a viable alternative...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nicholas
>
> Not to step on anyone's toes (and I really do want to correct this just
> for the archives), but EditPad ( http://www.editpadpro.com/ ) offers a
> nice alternative to Notepad, and can handle UNIX-style newlines.  It even
> has a "go to line" feature for programmers.  I don't use it to edit
> crontabs, but I did use it for perl programs, with great results.
> Not all Windows editors are bad.  Sorry, couldn't resist giving it a plug.

Sorry, didn't see that TextPad reference...  My brain's on hold sometimes.
Please disregard (you can still try out EditPad, though :-D).
	Igor
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