The executables in nedit_linux.tar (or nedit_linux) are in elf format.
We no longer have systems around for testing the older a.out format.
There are a.out executables available for older NEdit versions (4.0.3).

The default key bindings for arrow keys in fvwm interfere with some of the
arrow key bindings in NEdit, particluarly, Ctrl+Arrow and Alt+Arrow.  You
may want to re-bind them either in NEdit (see Customizing -> Key Binding
in the Help menu) or in fvwm in your .fvwmrc file.

Some Linux distributions are missing the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB file,
which is necessary for running Motif programs.  When XKeysymDB is missing,
NEdit will spew screenfulls of messages about translation table syntax errors,
and many keys won't work.  The remainder of this file contains a copy of
XKeysymDB which you can use to update one which is incomplete, or to replace
one which is missing.  

NEdit is not quite yet "Freed by Lesstif" (Lesstif is free version of Motif).
If you want to build NEdit from sources, and you want it to be as reliable as
the pre-built, statically-linked, executables you get from ftp.fnal.gov, you
still need to purchase a Motif library.  The Lesstif people are getting very
close, though, so maybe by the time you read this it will no longer be true!

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!
!               OSF Keysyms
!
osfBackSpace                    :1004FF08
osfInsert                       :1004FF63
osfDelete                       :1004FFFF
osfCopy                         :1004FF02
osfCut                          :1004FF03
osfPaste                        :1004FF04

osfAddMode                      :1004FF31
osfPrimaryPaste                 :1004FF32
osfQuickPaste                   :1004FF33

osfPageLeft                     :1004FF40
osfPageUp                       :1004FF41
osfPageDown                     :1004FF42
osfPageRight                    :1004FF43

osfEndLine                      :1004FF57
osfBeginLine                    :1004FF58

osfActivate                     :1004FF44

osfMenuBar                      :1004FF45

osfClear                        :1004FF0B
osfCancel                       :1004FF69
osfHelp                         :1004FF6A
osfSelectAll			:1004FF71
osfDeselectAll			:1004FF72
osfMenu                         :1004FF67
osfSelect                       :1004FF60
osfUndo                         :1004FF65

osfLeft                         :1004FF51
osfUp                           :1004FF52
osfRight                        :1004FF53
osfDown                         :1004FF54

!             DEC specific keysyms
!
DRemove                         :1000FF00