Eric J. Schwertfeger (maniac@buddy.cs.unlv.edu) wrote:
: How do you tell elm to use emacs as the editor rather than vi?  I've set
: the VISUAL and the other environmental variable to ???/emacs, but 
: elm insists on calling vi.  Any way around this?

it's easy! You only have to change the editor setting in your elmrc.

For example my elmrc:

======================= Begin =============================================

#
# .elm/elmrc - options file for the ELM mail system
#
# Saved automatically by ELM 2.3 PL11
#

# For yes/no settings with ?, ON means yes, OFF means no

# where to save calendar entries
calendar = /home/kg/calendar

# what editor to use ("none" means simulate Berkeley Mail)
editor = /usr/bin/emacs

# the character to use in the builtin editor for entering commands
escape = ~

# The full user name for outbound mail
fullname = Klaus Guhr 

# where to save received messages to, default file is "=received"
receivedmail = =received

# where to save my mail to, default directory is "Mail"
maildir = /home/kg/Mail

# where to place temporary files, default directory is "/tmp"
tmpdir = /tmp/

# program to use for displaying messages ('builtin' is recommended)
pager = /usr/bin/less

# prefix sequence for indenting included message text in outgoing messages...
prefix = >_

# how to print a message ('%s' is the filename)
print = cat %s | /usr/bin/lp

# where to save copies of outgoing mail to, default file is "=sent"
sentmail = =sent

# The shell to use for shell escapes
shell = /bin/sh

# local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
localsignature = /home/kg/.signature 

# remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
remotesignature = /home/kg/.signature 

# do we want dashes above signatures? (News 2.11 compatibility and convention)
sigdashes = ON

# how to sort folders, "Mailbox" by default
sortby = Reverse-Sent

# should the default be to delete messages we've marked for deletion?
alwaysdelete = OFF

# should the default be to store read messages to the "received" folder?
alwaysstore = OFF

# should the default be to keep unread messages in the incoming mailbox?
alwayskeep = ON

# should we use the "->" rather than the inverse video bar?
arrow = OFF

# should the message disposition questions be displayed(ON) or
# auto-answered(OFF) with the default answers when we resync or change folders?
ask = ON

# would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copies information each msg?
askcc = ON

# attribution string for replies ('%s' is the author of original message)
attribution =  %s writes

# automatically copy message being replied to into buffer? 
autocopy = OFF

# threshold for bouncing copies of remote uucp messages...
# zero = disable function.
bounceback = 0

# save a copy of all outbound messages?
copy = ON

# save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the
# associated folder doesn't already exist?
forcename = OFF

# do we want to be able to mail out AT&T Mail Forms?
forms = OFF

# should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted?
keepempty = OFF

# are we running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc...?
keypad = OFF

# should we display the three-line 'mini' menu?
menu = ON

# when using the page commands (+ - <NEXT> <PREV>) change the current
# message pointer...?
movepage = OFF

# just show the names when expanding aliases?
names = ON

# when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers?
noheader = ON

# start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible?
pointnew = ON

# prompt for a command after the external pager exits?
promptafter = OFF

# emulate the mailx message increment mode (only increment after something
# has been 'done' to a message, either saved or deleted, as opposed to 
# simply each time something is touched)?
resolve = ON

# save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient?
savename = ON

# are we running on an HP terminal and want softkeys available too?
# (this implies "keypad=ON" too)
softkeys = OFF

# Set the main prompt timeout for resynching...
timeout = 600

# display message title when displaying pages of message?
titles = ON

# are we good at it?  0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2+ = expert!
userlevel = 2

# tell us about addresses to machines we can't directly get to?
warnings = ON

# enable the weedout list to be read?
weed = ON

# what headers I DON'T want to see, ever.
weedout =       "*end-of-user-headers*"

====================== END ==================================================

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