Add Nano editor #161
Add Nano editor #161
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@ostueker Excellent, thank you for taking this on! I'd like to ask for two minor revisions in the commit messages:
If you're away from your computer, I can also do that for you, if you are okay with that. There are a few things that need to be done after that (auto-install |
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I prepared a couple of commits on top of yours, pending your consent to squash them into your commits (the @ostueker What do you think? |
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Thanks @dscho, I would have tried to do these myself once I was back at my Windows box at home. Looks very good to me! By the way I would not have even known where to start without your excellent step-by-step guide. Danke! |
Nano is a small text editor that is -- for novices of the bash command line -- easier to use than e.g. vim, as it displays shortcuts for common tasks (write out, exit). Adding it to the Git for Windows installer only increases the installer size by ~100kB, which is acceptable for the benefit. [jes: auto-install nano as needed when packaging a new installer] Signed-off-by: Oliver Stueker <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
Add installer option to use nano (instead of vim) as default editor for git. This closes git-for-windows/git#1224 Signed-off-by: Oliver Stueker <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
This allows us to - describe the option better, - mark it as recommended, - describe the `vim` option better (including the fact that it is the default, and why), and - provide hyperlinks where users can learn more about `nano` vs `vim`. It also keeps the door wide open to add additional editor choices, e.g. when the user has Notepad++ installed; it is likely their editor of choice and much preferred over vim if it is installed. And we want to keep this door open, see e.g. https://www.xkcd.com/378/ The way to force GNU nano to be used when running the installer via the command-line is to use /o:EditorOption=Nano Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
It is [now possible to configure `nano`](#161) as Git's default editor [instead of `vim`](https://www.xkcd.com/378/). Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
I am glad it helped. Thank you for your contribution! |
Nano is a lightweight text editor that most novices to the bash command line find easier to use than vim.
This PR adds the msys2 package of nano to the Git-for-Windows installer and adds an option
(opt-in) to the install process to set it as core.editor.
Nano has a small footprint (installed 2.28 MiB [1]) and only few dependencies that are already included in Git for Windows. According to my tests the size of the installer is only increased by ca. 100 KiB.
The PR has been created according to what @dscho has outlined in git-for-windows/git#1224
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