Alternate Editor with remote files

[Unused]

Normally, I edit the file under the cursor, by pressing the F4 function key. This opens the file in my example with Notepad++. This works also with remote files, opened via SFTP or WebDAV.

But sometimes, I need to edit a file with an alternate editor. For this, I have defined in wincmd.ini the following

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[Shortcuts]
S+F4=em_altedit

In usercmd.ini i have defined:

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[em_altedit]
cmd=C:\path_to_editor\editor.exe
param=%P%N

This seems to work only for local files. But how i can use a alternate editor also with remote files, opened via WebDAV or SFTP?

[Stefan2]

Have you tried to use "C:\path_to_editor\editor.exe" for the F4-application and see if that alternate editor works there for you.

And vice-versa if Notepad++ works in your UserDefinedCommand.



 

[Dalai]

When F4 is pressed on a file in a file-system plugin, TC downloads that file to %TEMP% and launches the editor with the local file in %TEMP% afterwards. Paths to files in file-system plugins can't just be passed to any program because they don't know about the virtual file-system within TC.

What you need is a wrapper like F4Menu, F4MiniMenu or similar.

Regards
Dalai

[Unused]

@Stefan2: Yes, i have tested this. It doesn't work.
@Dalai: Many thx. I have found https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=27573 which seems to do a similar thing. With that, it works at least for my usecases.