XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.software.firefox
From: marion@facts.com
On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:42:56 +0100, Herbert Kleebauer wrote :
>> b. What do I change to make that editing 1 step instead of 2 steps?
>
> about:config
>
> view_source.editor.external true
> view_source.editor.path C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
>
> In Firefox press -U to start the editor with the html source
Woo hoo! I think you (perhaps accidentally) answered BOTH questions!
It was the default gvim batch file which was BACKGROUNDING things!
Thanks!
Here's how I figured that out, based on what you suggested I do.
1. Check the configuration in Firefox
about:config
view_source.editor.external = false
view_source.editor.path =
2. Now change that to edit using Notepad (for test purposes).
C:\> where notepad
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
about:config
view_source.editor.external = true
view_source.editor.path = C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
firefox firefox file:///C:/sys/myurls.html
Control+U
That works.
3. That works for notepad, but it does NOT work for gvim.
C:\> where gvim
C:\Windows\gvim.bat
about:config
view_source.editor.external = true
view_source.editor.path = C:\Windows\gvim.bat
firefox firefox file:///C:/sys/myurls.html
Control+U
That fails.
4. But if I use the full path to the gvim executable, it works:
C:\> where gvim.exe
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
Hmm. That's how gvim installs. But I know the real path is
C:\bat\gvim\gvim.exe
about:config
view_source.editor.external = true
view_source.editor.path = C:\bat\gvim\gvim.exe
firefox firefox file:///C:/sys/myurls.html
Control+U
That works.
5. Notice once I realized (accidentally) that the path to gvim
was (by default) being found by the fact a batch file was
placed (by the gvim installer) in C:\Windows\gvim.bat, I then
surmized (correctly, it turns out) that the backgrounding was
being done by that gvim.bat file (and not by gvim.exe).
So, I solved that problem by amending the original steps to...
1. I created this HTML file for my one-click URLs
C:\sys\myurls.html
2. I can easily open that HTML file as HTML in Firefox on Windows
firefox file:///C:/sys/myurls.html
(which I can subsequently bookmark within Firefox)
3. That opens up the file inside of the Firefox browser with one click
(note that the default program for HTML files is Firefox)
4. I can also easily EDIT that HTML file in a single step inside Firefox
about:config
view_source.editor.external = true
view_source.editor.path = C:\bat\gvim\gvim.exe
firefox firefox file:///C:/sys/myurls.html
Control+U
That edits the HTML file in a single step! Woo hoo!
To edit that HTML file OUTSIDE of firefox is also a single step!
A. I created this registry key to point to a shortcut
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
gurl.exe = C:\sys\gurl.lnk
Where the TARGET for gurl.lnk does the actual editing:
TARGET=%comspec% /c C:\bat\gvim\gvim.exe C:\sys\myurls.html
B. I can execute that command using the Windows Runbox shortcut
Win+R > gurl (I never actually type this - as I use a runbox shortcut)
C. That opens the desired HTML file in the gvim text editor
(note that gvim is not the default program for HTML files)
All this works just fine in a single step now!
a. To edit the url file in Firefox, use "Control+U"
b. To edit the url file outside Firefox, use "Win+R > gurl"
The two specific questions have now been answered thanks to Herbert!
Q: Why doesn't the gvim editing window come up in the foreground?
A: Because the default gvim.bat file is causing it to be backgrounded!
Q: What do I change to make that editing 1 step instead of 2 steps?
A: Target the full path to the gvim.exe executable (not to the bat)!
Thanks Herbert.
This information should be generally useful to everyone because it allows
them to maintain a list of URLs that they can easily edit at any time.
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