Hyper: Can’t open preferences

[bensk]

I get this every time I try to open preferences:

➜ ~ # Attempting to open ~/.hyperterm.js with your $EDITOR

or! # If this doesn't work, open it manually with your favorite edit 

➜ ~ $EDITOR ~/.hyperterm.js && exit
bash: /Users/Ben/.hyperterm.js: Permission denied

➜ ~ 

    -

    HyperTerm 0.5.0
    Electron 1.2.5
    darwin x64 15.6.0

[rauchg]

We have some fixes coming for preferences. Keep us posted when we release 0.6.0

[bensk]

Thanks!
👍

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Guillermo Rauch [email protected]
wrote:

We have some fixes coming for preferences. Keep us posted when we release
0.6.0

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[NKjoep]

just installed the 0.6.0 and got the same problem :)

I had to create manually the ~/.hyperterm.js and then open it manually. It keeps saying:

~ ∫ # Attempting to open ~/.hyperterm.js with your $EDITOR
~ ∫ # If this doesn't work, open it manually with your favorite editor!
~ ∫ $EDITOR ~/.hyperterm.js && exit
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 1: module.exports: command not found
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 2: config:: command not found
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 3: //: is a directory
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 4: fontSize:: command not found
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 6: //: is a directory
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 7: fontFamily:: command not found
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 9: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Users/me/.hyperterm.js: line 9: `    // terminal cursor background color (hex)'
~ ∫ 

[moloscripts]

same case here

[dak0rn]

The problem is that the $EDITOR variable is unset.
Therefore, $EDITOR ~/.hyperterm.js is evaluated as if one tries to execute ~/.hyperterm.js with the default shell.

(Temporary?) workaround could be to set the very variable in your .profile/.bashrc/.zshrc/whatever, e.g. EDITOR=vim.

[moloscripts]

@dak0rn I am using atom as the text editor. When I run $ atom hyperterm.js it creates a new file which doesn't show the config options such as changing the foreground or background color. How do I change these options?

[dak0rn]

@moloafrica You have to be careful about the path. The config file is located in your home directory and begins with a dot. atom ~/.hyperterm.js should open it correctly.

[MrRio]

This is fixed in this PR -- https://github.com/zeit/hyperterm/pull/517

[flybayer]

@matheuss I'm pretty sure this can be closed! :muscle:

[matheuss]

Thank you @flybayer! 😄