From f078f0b524c41b104507c42a2e3f59445e10784b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roland Walker <walker@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:39:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] set $VISUAL whenever $EDITOR is set

since prompt_toolkit consults $VISUAL first for the \edit command.
---
 changelog.md                 | 1 +
 test/features/environment.py | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 081b567b..ed5181e8 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Internal
 * Refactor `SQLResult` dataclass.
 * Avoid depending on string matches into host info.
 * Add more URL constants.
+* Set `$VISUAL` whenever `$EDITOR` is set.
 
 
 1.58.0 (2026/02/28)
diff --git a/test/features/environment.py b/test/features/environment.py
index e7219609..f0b092fb 100644
--- a/test/features/environment.py
+++ b/test/features/environment.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def before_all(context):
     """Set env parameters."""
     os.environ["LINES"] = "100"
     os.environ["COLUMNS"] = "100"
+    os.environ["VISUAL"] = "ex"
     os.environ["EDITOR"] = "ex"
     os.environ["LC_ALL"] = "en_US.UTF-8"
     os.environ["PROMPT_TOOLKIT_NO_CPR"] = "1"