source: branches/profile/SH/arb_textedit

#!/bin/bash

IS_X_EDITOR=0

if [ -z "$ARB_TEXTEDIT" ]; then
        echo '$ARB_TEXTEDIT is not defined - searching for an editor..'
        echo ''

        # try to find an editor (order = basic to convenient; last found is used):
        if [ -x "`which edit`" ] ;     then ARB_TEXTEDIT=edit;     IS_X_EDITOR=0; fi
        if [ -x "`which editor`" ] ;   then ARB_TEXTEDIT=editor ;  IS_X_EDITOR=0; fi
        if [ -x "`which vi`" ] ;       then ARB_TEXTEDIT=vi ;      IS_X_EDITOR=0; fi
        if [ -x "`which vim`" ] ;      then ARB_TEXTEDIT=vim ;     IS_X_EDITOR=0; fi
        
        if [ -x "`which emacs`" ] ;    then ARB_TEXTEDIT=emacs ;   IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which xemacs`" ] ;   then ARB_TEXTEDIT=xemacs ;  IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which xedit`" ] ;    then ARB_TEXTEDIT=xedit ;   IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which textedit`" ] ; then ARB_TEXTEDIT=textedit; IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which kwrite`" ] ;   then ARB_TEXTEDIT=kwrite ;  IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which kate`" ] ;     then ARB_TEXTEDIT=kate ;    IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        if [ -x "`which gedit`" ] ;    then ARB_TEXTEDIT=gedit ;   IS_X_EDITOR=1; fi
        
        if [ -z "$ARB_TEXTEDIT" ]; then
                echo "Can't guess an editor. Even 'vi' seems to be absent."
                echo "Please set the environment variable \$ARB_TEXTEDIT to the"
                echo "name of your preferred text editor."
                echo ""
                echo "Press ENTER to continue.."
                read x
                exit 1;
        fi
        echo ''
        echo "Using '$ARB_TEXTEDIT' as text editor."
fi

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: arb_textedit filename"
    echo "Edits a file using $ARB_TEXTEDIT"
else
    if [ $IS_X_EDITOR = 1 ]; then
        $ARB_TEXTEDIT $1
    else
        ${ARB_XCMD:-xterm -geometry 120x50 -e} $ARB_TEXTEDIT $1
    fi
fi