How to call default text editor? (Was: Re: How to call default browser)

[Marcin Zajączkowski]

On 2007-08-29 19:53:42 +0200, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Marcin Zajączkowski wrote:
>> I have a package where default browser to be used by a program should be
>> defined in a Makefile. There is firefox typed by default, but it's
>> always annoying when an app calls not your preferred browser.
>> There can be default browser defined in Fedora, but how can I call it
>> from a command line (I searched in alternatives, but without success)?
> 
> xdg-open from xdg-utils might be useful. You can include a local copy.

Nice.
I'm thinking about adding it to Requires section (to be up-to-date in
every Fedora release).

>> Btw, there is no default *graphical* text editor. What do you think
>> could be defined as that?
> 
> Gedit

Gnome is a default desktop environment, so KDE users have no luck ;).

Is there planned to have also default text editor in Fedora?


Thanks
Marcin