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Allow user to define applications to use for editing

Reported by:	ross.peoples@gmail.com	Owned by:	dkocher
Priority:	normal	Milestone:	3.4
Component:	interface	Version:	3.1.2
Severity:	normal	Keywords:
Cc:		Architecture:
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Description

I use Smultron for editing, which works great with Cyberduck. But I also keep an Open Office Calc spreadsheet (.ods file) on the server where I keep track of my project's progress. Right now, I have to download that file, edit, and re-upload when I make a change. It would be nice if I was able to choose OpenOffice or any other applications as a choice in the Edit With menu.

One of the easiest ways this could work is if in the Preferences window, putting a list of editing applications that the user can modify and when they right-click on a file and select Edit With, that list of editors shows up, allowing the user to edit with an application in that list.

This would also make Cyberduck a good alternative to using a MobileMe iDisk.

Change History (14)

comment:1 Changed on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:21:37 PM by dkocher

Component changed from interface to core

This is related to #2306.

comment:2 Changed on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:22:49 PM by dkocher

Milestone set to 3.3

comment:3 follow-up: ↓ 4 Changed on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:32:55 PM by ross.peoples@gmail.com

#2306 appears to address the same problem, but using a much different approach. That one sounds almost like a request for synchronizing remote folders and local folders. If #2306, or something similar gets implemented, then this one should be easy (may even be covered by the implementation of #2306).

comment:4 in reply to: ↑ 3 Changed on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:33:45 PM by dkocher

Replying to ross.peoples@…:

#2306 appears to address the same problem, but using a much different approach. That one sounds almost like a request for synchronizing remote folders and local folders. If #2306, or something similar gets implemented, then this one should be easy (may even be covered by the implementation of #2306).

This is referenced because if we want to support arbitrary editors (that to not have ODB support) we must watch the filesystem for changes.

comment:5 Changed on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:46:49 PM by dkocher

#3834 closed as duplicate.

comment:6 Changed on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:47:06 PM by dkocher

Partially fixed. See #2306.

comment:8 Changed on Jan 2, 2010 at 4:24:07 PM by dkocher

Documentation to use any editor (set to the default application for the selected file type), refer to [wiki:help/en/howto/edit#Editfileswithanyapplication Edit files with any application].