From 2abf5d64b3440bb12698264c1a7ac1dfdb97706f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Elkins <me@sigpipe.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:40:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix $editor and $visual.  Based on an earlier patch from
 Edmund Grimley Evans.

---
 attach.c     |  3 +--
 compose.c    |  7 +++----
 doc/mutt.man |  4 ++--
 editmsg.c    |  3 +--
 init.c       | 12 ++++++++++--
 init.h       |  4 ++--
 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/attach.c b/attach.c
index 5921ddf2..da5a3cc6 100644
--- a/attach.c
+++ b/attach.c
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ int mutt_edit_attachment (BODY *a)
   else if (a->type == TYPETEXT)
   {
     /* On text, default to editor */
-    mutt_edit_file ((!Editor || mutt_strcmp ("builtin", Editor) == 0) ? 
-		    NONULL(Visual) : NONULL(Editor), newfile);
+    mutt_edit_file (NONULL (Editor), newfile);
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/compose.c b/compose.c
index 96ee5dc1..3970981e 100644
--- a/compose.c
+++ b/compose.c
@@ -706,8 +706,8 @@ int mutt_compose_menu (HEADER *msg,   /* structure for new message */
 	if (op == OP_COMPOSE_EDIT_HEADERS ||
 	    (op == OP_COMPOSE_EDIT_MESSAGE && option (OPTEDITHDRS)))
 	{
-	  mutt_edit_headers ((!Editor || mutt_strcmp ("builtin", Editor) == 0) ? NONULL(Visual) : NONULL(Editor),
-			     msg->content->filename, msg, fcc, fcclen);
+	  mutt_edit_headers (NONULL (Editor), msg->content->filename, msg,
+			     fcc, fcclen);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1061,8 +1061,7 @@ int mutt_compose_menu (HEADER *msg,   /* structure for new message */
 
       case OP_COMPOSE_EDIT_FILE:
 	CHECK_COUNT;
-	mutt_edit_file ((!Editor || mutt_strcmp ("builtin", Editor) == 0) ? NONULL(Visual) : NONULL(Editor),
-			idx[menu->current]->content->filename);
+	mutt_edit_file (NONULL(Editor), idx[menu->current]->content->filename);
 	mutt_update_encoding (idx[menu->current]->content);
 	menu->redraw = REDRAW_CURRENT | REDRAW_STATUS;
 	break;
diff --git a/doc/mutt.man b/doc/mutt.man
index ef7fb038..4dc8b8bd 100644
--- a/doc/mutt.man
+++ b/doc/mutt.man
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ command which contains new mail.
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .PP
 .IP "EDITOR"
-Editor to invoke when composing a message.
+Specifies the editor to use if VISUAL is unset.
 .IP "EMAIL"
 The user's e-mail address.
 .IP "HOME"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Directory in which temporary files are created.
 .IP "REPLYTO"
 Default Reply-To address.
 .IP "VISUAL"
-Editor to invoke when the ~v command is given in the builtin editor.
+Specifies the editor to use when composing messages.
 .SH FILES
 .PP
 .IP "~/.muttrc or ~/.mutt/muttrc"
diff --git a/editmsg.c b/editmsg.c
index 5149bb45..bf9d17c4 100644
--- a/editmsg.c
+++ b/editmsg.c
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ static int edit_one_message (CONTEXT *ctx, HEADER *cur)
   if (stat (tmp, &sb) == 0)
     mtime = sb.st_mtime;
 
-  mutt_edit_file ((!Editor || mutt_strcmp ("builtin", Editor) == 0) ? 
-		  NONULL(Visual) : NONULL(Editor), tmp);
+  mutt_edit_file (NONULL(Editor), tmp);
 
   if ((rc = stat (tmp, &sb)) == -1)
   {
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 6e8f1958..0490b0f5 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -1854,8 +1854,16 @@ void mutt_init (int skip_sys_rc, LIST *commands)
   }
 
   Tempdir = safe_strdup ((p = getenv ("TMPDIR")) ? p : "/tmp");
-  Editor = safe_strdup ((p = getenv ("EDITOR")) ? p : "vi");
-  Visual = safe_strdup ((p = getenv ("VISUAL")) ? p : Editor);
+
+  p = getenv ("VISUAL");
+  if (!p)
+  {
+    p = getenv ("EDITOR");
+    if (!p)
+      p = "vi";
+  }
+  Editor = safe_strdup (p);
+  Visual = safe_strdup (p);
 
   if ((p = getenv ("REPLYTO")) != NULL)
   {
diff --git a/init.h b/init.h
index f202d601..7aa0c053 100644
--- a/init.h
+++ b/init.h
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ struct option_t MuttVars[] = {
   /*
   ** .pp
   ** This variable specifies which editor is used by mutt.
-  ** It defaults to the value of the EDITOR or VISUAL environment
-  ** variable, or to the string "vi".
+  ** It defaults to the value of the VISUAL, or EDITOR, environment
+  ** variable, or to the string "vi" if neither of those are set.
   */
   { "encode_from",	DT_BOOL, R_NONE, OPTENCODEFROM, 0 },
   /*
-- 
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