The "loop and a half"

[Chris Angelico]

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:32 AM, bartc <bc at freeuk.com> wrote:
> On 06/10/2017 20:21, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 5:51 AM, bartc <bc at freeuk.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> If you're stuck, whip out a tablet computer or smartphone (they should
>>> still
>>> function without connectivity) and use a preloaded text editor. Or just
>>> compose and then save an email. Even the simplest should be more
>>> sophisticated than just blindly entering text on a Linux terminal screen.
>>
>>
>> Save an email and then what?
>
>
> You will have been able to create and review the text using normal editing
> methods. It will then be saved as a draft somewhere. When the sort program
> is back up (if that's what you're planning), then retrieve the text with
> copy&paste. No need to actually send it anywhere.
>
> My point is that everyone has the facility to create at least plain text
> documents off-line.
>
> There is no need to start some ancient terminal utility, get no response
> from it, then blindly type in line after line with no idea if it's doing
> anything with it.

Saving a text file doesn't actually change that file anywhere. Yes,
anyone can edit text files that do nothing. Great. Your task is to
actually edit a file that exists on a remote server. You can't do that
through a draft email.

ChrisA