Add choice of multiple external editors

The 1.1 enhancements do make LR more usable, but please add more context menu slots (via Preferences) for multiple external editors.
I frequently use two very different tools for localized image editing on TIFFs because they are radically different tools for solving different problems. To choose the un-preferenced editor, I have to first go to Preferences dialog, change the application selection, close the dialog, then launch the editor, then switch back the next time I want to use the first external editor.
I doubt that I am the only Lightroom user with more than one non-Adobe editing tool (noise reducers, sharpening tools, re-sizing tools, etc.)
I have no intention of using Photoshop; the fixed slot for Photoshop is wasted on me and probably many other users.

From my comment in another topic:
[Only allowing a single external editor] is an issue even when using Adobe products. I use Photoshop Elements as my editor and don't have CS3, and LR forces me to use the single "External Editor" spot for the Elements editor.
I wish they'd recognize Elements as my primary external editor and let me call Neat Image (digital noise reducer) as my secondary editor directly from LR. As it stands, I have to open in Elements editor, then choose the Neat Image filter.
I know I could specify NI as my external editor but I still need the Elements editor for touch-ups.
Thanks to the Adobe Lightroom team for reading these feature requests and seriously considering them.
- Stew

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