[Zope-dev] ExternalEditor & Windows

[Casey Duncan]

On Tuesday 21 May 2002 01:39 pm, Joachim Schmitz wrote:
> Hi,
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> great to hear, I just wanted to write a mail to the list asking for a j=
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> effort for bringing ExternalEditor to Windows. I personally cannot offe=
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> any help, except testing it, since I am working on linux.
> I have EE installed and it works like charm, it is the solution for a=20
> problem, Zope has suffered from for a long time, and which gives a tota=
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> new view to the Zope-IDE issue.
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> One hint thought for the Windows-helper app, it should possibly not req=
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> python at least not with tkinter build in. If it would run and install =
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> "pure" windows, that would be best.

I totally agree. And I still intend to deliver one that runs native on=20
windows, probably just using the windows scripting host.=20

This version will hopefully tide people over for the time being.=20

I also am thinking along the same lines with this being a new way to appr=
oach=20
an IDE. from the bottom up if you will, built as smaller pieces working=20
together with the web rather than trying to write it in one broad stroke=20
(which has always failed thus far).

-Casey