[Jabref-users] External applications: a generic command line

[Cristian R. <cr...@li...>]

I'd like to view .txt files associated to jabref items using my favourite t=
ext
editor running in an X terminal, i.e. vim.

I've set "vim" as the default application associated to .txt files into the
"Options -> Manage external file types" dialog box, but when I try to open a
file, nothing happens; the "ps aux" output shows that a vim process (editin=
g the
relevant txt file) was spawned and associated to the virtual X terminal from
which I started jabref, but of course I can't use this terminal to view/edi=
t the
txt file (even running jabref in the background with a final "&" on the com=
mand
line doesn't help).

I've tried entering "xterm -e vim" as an application, but then jabref compl=
ains
with an error message.

To make this work I had to write a bash wrapper script for "xterm -e vim" a=
nd
use this as the external application.

It would be nice if the user could set a generic command line in the applic=
ation
dialog box.

A part from this, thank you all for this beautiful program! :)

Cri

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