[SOLVED] Xfce: how to set pico as the default text editor

jayhel · 03-29-2014, 06:41 PM

Hi!
I would like to have Pico instead of Vim or Emacs as the default text editor in Xfce.
How can I achieve this?
Thank you in advance for the help

JWJones · 03-29-2014, 07:08 PM

In Xfce, look for MIME Type Editor in the Settings.

jayhel · 03-29-2014, 11:09 PM

Yes, I did try to change tor Nano for plain text mime. Nano does not appear in the available alternative applications list. So I used the manual input: /usr/bin/nano.
Nothing happens when I double click on a plain text file, though.
I guess Nano has to be executed in a terminal.
How do I do make this to happen?

JWJones · 03-30-2014, 08:29 AM

Ah yes, I see what you mean. I tried the same, and it froze up X(fce). I don't know whether this will work in X (or Slackware), but you might try this:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-r...e-text-editor/

jayhel · 03-30-2014, 05:07 PM

I found a solution to this.
Just enter:

exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator nano %s

in the "Use a custom command" box of the "MIME Type Editor" dialog

Nano will now work as Vim or Emacs

JWJones · 03-30-2014, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhel

exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator nano %s

in the "Use a custom command" box of the "MIME Type Editor" dialog

Excellent, good to know! I knew it would be an easy solution.