External.exe
2016-05-18
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Introduction
External.exe allows using an external editor from any Windows application. It was originally developed by Ben Collerson, starting from discussions around Vim tip 805.
With version 0.3 and with permission from Ben, External.exe has been updated from GPLv2 to GPLv3 and hosting has moved to Google Code Project Hosting.
Example Use Case
- In a web browser's text entry box you hit a keyboard shortcut, such as Windows-V.
- The current contents of the text entry box open in a text editor, for example Notepad.
- You edit the text and save your changes.
- After exiting Notepad, the edited text is automatically copied back into the browser's text area.
The key combination as well as the text editor may be freely configured.
Installation and Configuration
After downloading and unpacking the software, ensure that the files
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