Re: [Evolution] Evolution + vi?

[jm jmason org (Justin Mason)]

Ettore Perazzoli said:

> > Will I be able to use vi to compose messages if I use evolution?
>
> The message composer just loads a Bonobo Control which is then embedded
> as the editor; you can replace the default editor with a different one
> as long as the replacement editor is a Bonobo Control. So one could
> write a ZVT-based Bonobo Control that can embed an arbitrary
> terminal-based editor, and then Evolution could use any arbitrary
> terminal-based editor.

Or the GTK+ version of VIM's "gvim" could be bonobo-ized. I think this
would make a great control.

> The integration would not be perfect GUI-wise, of course, but if people
> really want to use VI for composing email, I guess that's the only way.

I'd be into it too BTW. Dunno if I'd have the time to do it myself, but
I'd certainly use it ;)

--j.