[Eric] Some file types from ProjectViewer not opening in Eric editor

[Jim Baack]

----- "Detlev Offenbach" <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:

> On Montag, 9. März 2009, Jim Baack wrote:
> > ----- "Detlev Offenbach" <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> > > On Sonntag, 8. März 2009, Jim Baack wrote:
> > > > File types with some extensions are not opening in the Eric
> editor
> > >
> > > when
> > >
> > > > selected from the Project Viewer. It seems to grab the OS
> default
> > >
> > > for that
> > >
> > > > file type and open it in that editor. Do I need to set these by
> file
> > >
> > > type
> > >
> > > > somewhere? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
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> > >
> > > Which part of the Project Viewer do you mean? All files listed on
> the
> > > Sources
> > > tab should be opened in an editor. Files listed on the Others tab
> are
> > > treated
> > > differently. Here the mimetype is determined. If it starts with
> > > "text/", it
> > > is opened in an editor. Otherwise it is opened with the
> associated
> > > application.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Detlev
> > > --
> > > Detlev Offenbach
> > > detlev at die-offenbachs.de
> >
> > Thanks, Detlev. That makes sense.
> >
> > I am in the Others tab - working with Zope skin files. Most open in
> the
> > editor OK - but the *.cpt files, although actually XHTML files, want
> to
> > open in Kate (my default KDE editor). I don't have too many so it's
> not a
> > big deal. It always worked fine in Eric3 - I've just recently moved
> up to
> > 4.
> 
> That is a change in eric4, which enables it to open unknown or binary
> files. 
> You have two choices to make this work.
> 
> 1.) Correct your mimetypes files.
> 
> 2.) Define *.cpt files as "Forms". That will put them on the forms
> viewer from 
> where you can open them in the editor via the context menu.
> 
> 3.) Write a Zope plugin (like the one for TurboGears) with basic Zope
> support. 
> That would add a Zope project type and stuff like the one described in
> 2.)
> 
> For the short term you should follow 2., but 3.) would be better.
> 
> Regards,
> Detlev
> -- 
> Detlev Offenbach
> detlev at die-offenbachs.de

Thanks, Detlev. 2.) works well for me and is better than using the Others tab anyway.

I agree and will tackle 3.) if I have some time.

Jim