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+ 7.6 Why aren't the contents of ftp panel updated?
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+ 7.7 What kind of proxy server works with Midnight Commander?
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- * 8 Other common problems
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+ * 8 Internal editor
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+ 8.1 How do I get the internal editor to work?
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- + 8.2 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favorite ftp-fs links?
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- + 8.3 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive.
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- Please insert a disk into drive D:"?
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- + 8.4 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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- + 8.5 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents
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+ + 8.2 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents
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the amount of indenting increases with each line!
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+ + 8.3 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
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+ * 9 Other common problems
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+ + 9.1 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favorite ftp-fs links?
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+ + 9.2 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive.
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+ Please insert a disk into drive D:"?
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+ + 9.3 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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- * 9 Development
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- + 9.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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- + 9.2 Do I dare to use a development version?
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- + 9.3 How can I report a bug/request for a feature?
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- + 9.4 How can I join the development?
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+ * 10 Development
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+ + 10.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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+ + 10.2 Do I dare to use a development version?
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+ + 10.3 How can I report a bug/request for a feature?
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+ + 10.4 How can I join the development?
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- * 10 More information
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- + 10.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can
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+ * 11 More information
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+ + 11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can
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I look for an answer?
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- + 10.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
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- + 10.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
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- + 10.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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+ + 11.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
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+ + 11.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
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+ + 11.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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- * 11 Legal issues
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- + 11.1 Authorship
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- + 11.2 Feedback is invited
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- + 11.3 Disclaimer and copyright
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+ * 12 Legal issues
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+ + 12.1 Authorship
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+ + 12.2 Feedback is invited
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+ + 12.3 Disclaimer and copyright
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1 Getting started
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@@ -733,14 +736,30 @@ enough?
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And please don't forget that "make install" overwrites
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$prefix/lib/mc/mc.ext.
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-8.2 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favorite ftp-fs links?
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+8.2 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents the amount of
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+indenting increases with each line!
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+ Either turn of 'Return does autoindent' in the editor options or
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+ update GNU Midnight Commander to version 4.6.0 or above - it doesn't
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+ autoindent when you are holding Shift.
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+8.3 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
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+ Yes if you submit the patch. There are no legal problems with it
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+ because it's licensed under GPL now. The homepage of Colorer is
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+ http://colorer.sourceforge.net/
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+9 Other common problems
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+9.1 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favorite ftp-fs links?
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Use the directory hotlist. Just press control-backslash. If your
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national keyboard layout doesn't have backslash key, just press the
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control key with the key which is the backslash key in the English
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keyboard layout.
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-8.3 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk
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+9.3 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk
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into drive D:"?
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This is a known bug of the native Windows port. MC looks its
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@@ -752,7 +771,7 @@ into drive D:"?
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Midnight Commander configuration files with the MCHOME environment
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variable.
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-8.4 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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+9.3 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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First, invoke MC without subshell support: "mc -u". If this helps
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check the shell you are using. Subshell support works best with
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@@ -775,17 +794,10 @@ into drive D:"?
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server is unreachable (e.g. it's firewalled), this can also cause a
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delay at startup. Unset DISPLAY to see if that's the case.
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-8.5 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents the amount of
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-indenting increases with each line!
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- Either turn of 'Return does autoindent' in the editor options or
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- update GNU Midnight Commander to version 4.6.0 or above - it doesn't
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- autoindent when you are holding Shift.
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-9 Development
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+10 Development
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-9.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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+10.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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Midnight Commander was started by Miguel de Icaza and he is the
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maintainer of the package. Other authors have joined the project
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* Jon Stevens
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* Adam Tla/lka
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-9.2 Do I dare to use a development version?
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+10.2 Do I dare to use a development version?
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That's up to you to decide. Development versions may have nasty bugs
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at some points of time. It's up to you to judge whether the new
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features and fixes for the bugs you know outweigh the risk of unknown
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bugs.
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-9.3 How can I report a bug/request for a feature?
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+10.3 How can I report a bug/request for a feature?
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You might first want to get the newest development version to see if
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the bug is fixed or the feature is added already.
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Usually it is "limit coredumpsize unlimited" or "ulimit
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coredumpsize" or "ulimit -c unlimited".
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-9.4 How can I join the development?
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+10.4 How can I join the development?
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To join the development just code the feature you want to add and send
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your patch for inclusion. Email address is mc-devel@gnome.org.
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have to reject your patches in order to avoid copyright problems.
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-10 More information
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+11 More information
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-10.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can I look for an
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+11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can I look for an
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answer?
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Read messages from the Discussion (mailing list archive) or read the
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@@ -892,7 +904,7 @@ answer?
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If you still can't find an answer, post your question to the Midnight
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Commander mailing list. Its address is mc@gnome.org.
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-10.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
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+11.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
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Following mailing lists discuss about Midnight Commander:
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To subscribe visit
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http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc-devel/
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-10.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
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+11.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
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There is a WWW page for Midnight Commander. The URL is:
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http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/
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-10.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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+11.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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The mc and mc-devel lists are archived on the World Wide Web. There are
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links to the archives on the mailing list pages (see 10.2).
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-11 Legal issues
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+12 Legal issues
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-11.1 Authorship
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+12.1 Authorship
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Questions and Answers was written by Janne Kukonlehto. Parts of it
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originate from Ian Jackson, Miguel de Icaza, Dugan Porter, Norbert
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Warmuth and Paul Sheer.
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-11.2 Feedback is invited
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+12.2 Feedback is invited
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Send your comments about this document and GNU Midnight Commander to
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mc@gnome.org
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-11.3 Disclaimer and copyright
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+12.3 Disclaimer and copyright
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Note that this document is provided as is. The information in it is
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not warranted to be correct; you use it at your own risk.
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