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termcap interface[edit]

ne 2.0 uses tgetent for initialization, which is the termcap interface. While the underlying data may be provided by a terminfo database, that makes ne a termcap application (which entails several limitations - see the termcap and terminfo topics. Tedickey (talk) 11:46, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, tgetent() is never called when ne is compiled normally. The call appears in the files that are used when you compile with the NE_TERMCAP flag on (which is not the default). ne has no limitation related to termcap. I'd rather suggest that you have a deeper look at the termcap and terminfo topics, and a better understanding of ne's sources. vigna —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.149.130.33 (talk) 14:51, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see the ifdef - now. Tedickey (talk) 15:08, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way - read the manpage, as suggested. Your term.c assumes that none of the strings are cancelled (which would produce a runtime fault), and doesn't check all of the strings to ensure they're nonnull (for instance the cursor keys are not checked, and the logic for bell/flash relies on checking in ncurses to ensure tparm ignores a null parameter - not portable). Tedickey (talk) 00:25, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Right point. But in 22 years no one reported such a problem, so I'm not gonna lose my sleep over it :). Vigna (talk) 15:56, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

web site gone![edit]

http://ne.dsi.unimi.it/ is not there i get a 'Server not found' Error, is it just me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.182.192.11 (talk) 02:18, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

never mind. its back up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.244.178.254 (talk) 03:31, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability and sources[edit]

Primary sources cannot be used to establish notability. Those must be reliable third-party sources. This topic lacks those. TEDickey (talk) 13:16, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A screenshot and a caption in a picture gallery do not constitute in-depth coverage, and are irrelevant to WP:Notability TEDickey (talk) 23:17, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ne has been recommended by Linux Voice as third best editor for Linux. Might that solve the notability issue? Vigna (talk) 15:57, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]