Using an External Editor

To open the file you are currently viewing in an external editor, select Edit > Advanced > Open in External Editor.

To use the external editor of your choice:

1. Add the editor path to the PATH environment variable of your operating system.
2. In Qt Creator select Tools > Options... > Environment > General.
3. In External editor enter the name of the application followed by Space and %f. For example, to open the file in Smultron, enter smultron %f.

   To further define how to open the file in the external editor, you can use the following variables separated by a space:

   • Current line number %l
   • Current column number %c
   • Editor's x position on the screen %x
   • Editor's y position on the screen %y
   • Editor's width in pixels %w
   • Editor's height in pixels %h
   • Editor's width in characters %W
   • Editor's height in characters %H
   • To pass % symbol to the editor %%

   Note: Not all variables work with all editors.