Change default editor?

[Alan Illeman]

In Internet Explorer View->Source, how do I change the
default editor (notepad) ?

 

[George Hester]

Right-click IE icon on desktop | Properties | Programs | HTML editor dropdown | select Notepad | Apply | OK.

 

[Alan Illeman]

Hi George
I want to change the default i.e. notepad to another editor of
my choosing.

Right-click IE icon on desktop | Properties | Programs | HTML editor
dropdown | select Notepad | Apply | OK.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

:

Right-click IE icon on desktop | Properties | Programs | HTML editor
dropdown | select Notepad | Apply | OK.

Hi

Instead of selecting Notepad in the dropdown list that George
pointed you to, select your editor.


If your editor is not listed in the drop down, change the necessary
values in the registry yourself using regedit:

The default value in this two keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\edit\command\

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML
Editor\shell\edit\command\

(be sure to not remove the " %1" in the two values above.

Description value in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\

 

[George Hester]

This is basically how it is done:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;163606

But I do it differently because I want to customize how the entry appears and plus well I want it to be the same as the others that are in there. I did this with FrontPage Express. I have the complete sequence of doing this but if Torgeir's works to your liking then go with that.

 

[Alan Illeman]

Hi

Instead of selecting Notepad in the dropdown list that George
pointed you to, select your editor.


If your editor is not listed in the drop down, change the necessary
values in the registry yourself using regedit:

The default value in this two keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\edit\command\

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML
Editor\shell\edit\command\

(be sure to not remove the " %1" in the two values above.

Description value in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\


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Thanks for your reply. Here are my current values . . .

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\edit\command\
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\msohtmed.exe" %1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\
C:\WINNT\Notepad.exe %1

I've tried changing the latter and it didn't do anything. As to the former,
I looked at it
before, and don't understand why "msohtmed.exe" is there.

Rather than just change the editor, I'd prefer adding an editor, so there is
a choice
of editors, at any given time.

As to George's reply, and I appreciate his input, the article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;163606
it says towards the end "Although the Edit button and Current Page command
both open the HTML source in the editor you specified, using the Source
command on the View menu still opens the HTML source code in Notepad."

The article applies to 95, 98 and NT4 but I'm using IE6, SP1 on Win2K Pro

IE6 -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs contains a dropdown list box
for
'HTML Editor' which suggests that rather than replacing registry entries, I
should be adding choices.

 

[Alan Illeman]

George, (see also my reply to Torgeir) I'd to see the details of how you
do it, as I prefer to add choices of editors, rather than just replacing the
default editor.

Cheers,
Alan


This is basically how it is done:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;163606

But I do it differently because I want to customize how the entry appears
and plus well I want it to be the same as the others that are in there. I
did this with FrontPage Express. I have the complete sequence of doing this
but if Torgeir's works to your liking then go with that.

 

[George Hester]

OK well I have done this for FrontPage Express in Windows 2000. The link I give you will be for FrontPage Express. But you will do the same general thing for myeditor.exe (I don't know the executable of the program you want to use). Try to follow this with your executable.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=f...=eC#[email protected]&rnum=1

The fact the article I gave you earlier did not say applies ro Windows 2000 really means nothing here. I am surprised it did not work for you. The manual way I give above should do the trick. Right you are not changing any Registry entries. You will be adding registry items to attain your choce of editor in the drop down. There you will choose the default editor.

 

[Alan Illeman]

Thanks George.

OK well I have done this for FrontPage Express in Windows 2000. The link I
give you will be for FrontPage Express. But you will do the same general
thing for myeditor.exe (I don't know the executable of the program you want
to use). Try to follow this with your executable.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=frontpage+express+george+hester&hl=en&lr=&
ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=eC%23cSD64CHA.3024%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl&rnum=1

The fact the article I gave you earlier did not say applies ro Windows 2000
really means nothing here. I am surprised it did not work for you. The
manual way I give above should do the trick. Right you are not changing any
Registry entries. You will be adding registry items to attain your choce of
editor in the drop down. There you will choose the default editor.