Select an Editor

Select this option if you want to use a standard text editor. Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred text editor. 

Custom Editor

Select this option if you want to use a custom text editor. A Custom Editor Properties dialog is displayed.

• Name: Type the name of the custom text editor.

• Command: Enter the command to start the custom text editor.

• This application can open multiple files: Select this option if the default text editor can open multiple files.

• This application needs to be run in a shell: Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option for an editor that does not create a window in which to run.

After you specify a custom text editor, you can click on the Properties button to display the Custom Editor Properties dialog. You can use the dialog to modify the properties of the custom text editor.

Use this editor to open text files in the file manager

Select this option if you want the file manager to start the custom text editor to display text files.