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+#!/bin/sh
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Project         : Mageia
+# Module          : bin
+# File            : xte
+# Author          : David Walser
+# Created On      : Thu Apr 3 16:26:54 2012
+# Purpose         : launch a text editor
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+strip_texteditor_var() {
+    if [[ -n "$TEXTEDITOR" ]]; then
+	if [[ `basename "$TEXTEDITOR"` == "xte" ]]; then
+	    unset TEXTEDITOR
+	elif ! which $TEXTEDITOR > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	    unset TEXTEDITOR
+	fi
+    fi
+}
+
+strip_texteditor_var
+if [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]]; then
+ 
+    # using GNOME
+    if [[ -n "$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" ]]; then
+	TEXTEDITOR="gedit"
+    fi
+
+    #using KDE
+    if [[ -n "$KDE_FULL_SESSION" ]]; then
+	TEXTEDITOR="kwrite"
+    fi
+
+
+    strip_texteditor_var
+    
+    [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]] && TEXTEDITOR=`which kwrite 2> /dev/null` 
+    [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]] && TEXTEDITOR=`which gedit 2> /dev/null` 
+    
+    if [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]]; then
+	EMACS=`/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --list emacs`
+	if [[ -n "$EMACS" ]]; then
+	    if [[ `basename "$EMACS"` = "emacs-nox" ]]; then
+		TEXTEDITOR="xvt -e emacs"
+	    else
+		TEXTEDITOR="emacs"
+	    fi
+	fi
+    fi
+    
+    [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]] && which vim > /dev/null 2>&1 && TEXTEDITOR="xvt -e vim"
+    [[ -z "$TEXTEDITOR" ]] && which nano > /dev/null 2>&1 && TEXTEDITOR="xvt -e nano"
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$TEXTEDITOR" ]]; then 
+    exec $TEXTEDITOR $@
+else
+    echo "no text editor detected"
+fi
+
+# xte ends here