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ndonato · ‎06-26-2024

Hi FS community,

I am trying to configure my workstation so I can edit template HTML, Forms, Rules, etc using my IDE (VS Code for mac) instead of using the Site Architect's text editor.

When I right click a template in Site Architect and go to Edit externally => html in the menu, it opens VS Code, but only shows a small file that looks like this instead of showing me the actual html I want to edit:

I have the same issue when trying to externally edit rules, forms, CSS media files, etc.

Does anyone know how to configure FirstSpirit or VS code properly so I can edit my template HTML directly in VS Code?

Thanks

hoebbel · ‎07-05-2024

Hello ndonato,

I never used a mac, so I can only give a hint for the standard FirstSpirit behavior. If no editor is defined for a file extension, the standard editor of the system is used. Based on the code you posted, I assume that this is a browser for the xml extension in your case.

Maybe you can solve the problem, if you define VS Code for the the file types "xml" and "txt"? (SiteArchitect->open project->Global settings->User settings)

Best regards
Holger

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