ext2ed does not echo any of the commands when typing them. It will also leave any terminal used in an unusable state requiring you to 'reset' the term. Terminals tested were vt100, gnome-terminal, rxvt, and the console.
erik -- I have tried to hack on this for 30 mins but I don't know enough curses to fix it. Can you take a crack?
fixed in ext2ed-0.1-18