External viewers/editors

How do I assign more than one file type to an external
editor/viewer in Dreamweaver CS3?
I use IrfanView far more often than PhotoShop to edit/view
still pictures, and it is set to be the primary editor/viewer in
Windows for these files, but Dreamweaver stubbornly refuses to
acknowledge this setting, instead using its own internal settings
(not going to express my opinion on this design decision). To
change this, I have to go in and edit the setting for each and
every file extension one at a time, and choose the program
literally from the folder it resides in withing the "Program Files"
folder. This is quite simply a pain in the behind, and if there is
no easier way to do this, I question the design decision that led
to this clumsy approach in a product that is in its 9th major
revision. Please tell me there is an easier way, and how.

> you need to do searches for general editors which allow
you to use a
> keyword
> highlight file for Director or Lingo or .ls format.
>
> Here's one called HiEditor:
>
http://programmerstools.org/node/701
> - click on the HiEditor.zip link under File:
>
> .ls syntax file here:
>
http://www.winasm.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=2220
Is there a different version of HiEditor somewhere? Because
the one you
pointed me to doesn't seem to have any such features at all,
basically just
seems to be Notepad with tabs. The Options menu doesn't seem
to have
anything that would allow you to do script highlighting,
auto-indent, or
basically anything except font and size. There's also no Help
file at all,
nor any info on the site about how to use this.
> Or better yet, UltraEdit (but it costs $):
>
http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/ultraedit_download.html
> Here's the word file page:
>
http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/extras.html#wordfiles
> - search for Lingo and you should find two entries.
I looked at UltraEdit - played around with the shareware
version a bit.
Looks like it's got most of the features I was looking for,
though certain
things I can't get to work properly. (e.g. Auto-indents for
case
statements, proper indenting of lines with if/then and
command on the same
line, a few others) Also $50 is a bit steep for a
text-editor, I think.
Maybe I can get my boss to pay for it, (though not if it
comes at the cost
of my paycheck, you know how it is...)

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"Open in external sample editor" seems to be broken?

Hey all,
I'm hoping that someone can help me figure this out. I'm using Logic Pro X 10.0.7 in conjunction with Adobe Audition CS6. This problem seems to happen intermittently, and on some of my machines, but not others. I've also witnessed it on others' machines as well.
When I try to open a region of audio in the external sample editor (For which I've set up Adobe Audtion CS6 to do destructive edits), I can manage to get the file to open correctly in Audition. HOWEVER, when I make my edits in audition and try to SAVE the file in Audition to send it back to Logic Pro X, I get an error message that the file cannot be saved because it is "in use by another application". It's almost as if Logic doesn't release the file to the external sample editor in order for it to be overwritten, and updated.
When I switch back to Logic, after I get the error message, Logic "refreshes" the waveform information, but it's still unchanged, because the external sample editor can't save the changes that I've made to the region. Can anyone relate? Offer me useful tips on how to fix this? Is it a bad configuration on my end, or just a bug in Logic?
Thanks,
Steve

Ok so I think I might have figured this out on my own... Apparently, if you highlight a region, and the region is open in Logic's Editor window, while you're trying to edit the region with an external editor like Audition, it will throw the "file is in use by another application" error, when you try to save the changes you've made in the external editor. I found that if I close the "Editor" window in Logic, before trying to open the region in Audition, Audition is then able to save the changes to the file.
Derp.

How can I change the default program for the external applications editor?

I have read the on line directions for this and it reads "select a file type in the left pane." I do not see where this is in the left pane. All I see in the left pane is "Browser start pages" and a "How do I " Pane. Nothing with file types.

Hello,
Welcome to Adobe Forums.
In order to change the default program for the external applications editor. Please follow the steps as mentioned below.
Click on Edit menu then choose preferences.
Once the preferences dialog box open.
click on file editors.
On the Left pane you will find all the file types which you want to edit .
On the right hand side you will find the editors for that specific file type.
If you want to add any other application you need to click on + symbol at the top of right pane.
Select the path of that application which you want to apply.
clcik on open.
If you want to make it primay you can click make primary option available at the right hand top. For more detials please check the screenshot below.
Regards,
Rajeev

External sample editor

how do I open an audio file from logic in an external sample editor? I know you can do it, but can't find in the manual how you do this or how to set what the default sample editor is when you open the file in the external editor
Thanks

There is a key command Search:
"external"
in the KC window. Assign it. 1st time you use it you will gett a prompt to select the app.
Cheers,, J

"File" tab in external table editor replaced by "Access Parameters"?

Hi,
I have a few external tables where the "File" tab in the external table editor is replaced by an "Access Parameters" tab.
Does anybody know what may have caused this or how to repair it?
Thanks,
Ed

Hi Ed
I have had that happen many times but have not figured out the root cause. The fix I used was pretty basic. Delete the external table and redefine it.
This has happened to me mostly when I move an external table definition from our TEST repository to PROD. It seems to lose the file definition it was originally attached to.
Since my external tables look exactly like my flat file sources it takes only a few seconds to recreate the external table.
I didn't spend any more time trying to figure out the 'why'.
Good luck.
-gary

External HTML editor for RH

Hi all,
I would be interested in hearing of any external HTML editors
that RH users like using with RH instead of its internal editor.
Somebody please suggest a free (or almost free) HTML editor
that features lots of features, eg, hiliting, split Design/HTML
windows, clean XHTML code and checker.
Wasn't there once some browser called Mozila? Or was it
called Netscape?
Tia
- avi

>> RH MVPS? Adobe Community Expert is the term. There's
no such term as RH MVPS.
Right, now they are called Adobe Community Experts.
>> As soon as you open the topic in RH's editor it is
going to rewrite the code.
You know what, I don't care if RH rewrites the code, just as
long as RH leaves the result appearance looking nice, i.e., it
doesn't smash up the appearance .
>> Go back to your original post here. What is it that
is missing in the RH editor? It will not be the cleaner code. RH7
cleaned up a lot and I expect more from RH8. But until then RH will
rewrite the code so I cannot see the benefit.
It's been a while now before I gave up in disgust, and went
to writing in Word. But I had expected to be able to work in WSYWYG
like in MEW or Word, with powerful style management. I expected
there to be an easy access Styles side pane. There is not. The
numbered lists were not reliable; they restarted when they were not
supposed to. Both numbered and bulleted lists get confused about
their indentation. It's lucky that I once taught myself MEW with
HTML/CSS , so after a short refresher I could go into the HTML view
and clean up all the code and make the lists the way they are
supposed to be. But since I am at a new client and only working
there at 100 hr/month, I had to show some real content output, and
fast, and so I had no more time for RH trial and error. So I went
back to Word (-- 2007, which I also did not know, but since I am
(supposed to be) a Word 2003 guru I knew what I was looking for and
that all the features are supposed to exist -- ) and wrote my first
drafts with that.
Actually, I am so shocked at RH's bad WSYWGY editor, if I had
any choice I would recommend to my client to look for something
better (if such a thing exists -- dare I mention Flare...), but
since RH is an important TW skill, I want to add it to my skills
list. So if my client has recommended using RH, this is a good
opportunity to learn RH on their account.
I have a feeling that I am eventually going to make a full
circle, i.e., either I won't find cheap/free HTML editor taht does
want I want, or even if I do, I will eventually run into the
problems you mention, and I will end up writing in raw HTML, just
as you say.
Actually, on 2nd thoughts, I also have to be honest with my
client, and I don't think they would be happy to hear that a guy
who takes over from me at some point, or is hired in addition to
me, would have to write HTML/CSS. They would want to hear that
there is some type of WSYWYG solution for RH, either internal or
external.
Tnx,
- avi

External Sample Editor Broken

"To transfer audio edited in the external sample editor back to Logic Pro
Save the file in the external sample editor, then switch back to Logic Pro.
The edited audio will be updated in the Audio Bin and Arrange area, if regions based on the audio file are in use. "
This USED to be true but no longer
I'm using Melodyne Single Track and instead of updating the relevant file in the arrange window I'm having to 'reimport' the tuned file.

Ok so I think I might have figured this out on my own... Apparently, if you highlight a region, and the region is open in Logic's Editor window, while you're trying to edit the region with an external editor like Audition, it will throw the "file is in use by another application" error, when you try to save the changes you've made in the external editor. I found that if I close the "Editor" window in Logic, before trying to open the region in Audition, Audition is then able to save the changes to the file.
Derp.

External source editor

Anyone know how to setup an external source editor?
D11 allows one to change loads of media editors based on its
"extension" and/or "mime/type", but there is in the list support
for source editor, which IMHO is the most important of all.
That and all the scripts DEFAULT to be writen as text files
in the same directory as the cast/movie that they come from
naturally.
I would like to use a "serious" text editor to hack
lingo/javascript scripts, not the internal text editor (which imho,
should just be scraped and sticked to view/breakpoint/inspect
mode).
Thanx in advance,
Kindaian

I like to use NetBeans at
http://www.netbeans.org/ . It
does code folding, and has a nice javascript reference. You can set
it up with Director by going to Edit->Preferences->Editors.
Locate the Netbeans executable typically at:
C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.5\bin\netbeans.exe
Be forewarned though: You must specify an external file with
the .js extension for Nebeans to know its a javascript file.
Unfortunately, if you just double click any cast member that is a
script, Director launches the editor opening a temp file with the
extension .ls (as in Linked Script -dumb). Netbeans won't know what
to do with it and won't show you all the Javascript features like
code folding.
You must specify the external file first. To do this,
highlight the script cast member and use the Property Inspector in
Director to specify the 'Link As' file. Note that Director cache's
this file inside your .dir so you won't need to distribute the .js
source with your project.

External JavaScript Editor

I'm curious which external JavaScript Editor others use?
I use PSPad, which has lot of nice features, but I don't have a syntax highliter and clip/autocomplete for all the Acrobat JavaScript methods. Is there a simple list of all these methods available?
Also PSPad supports access to indexed .chm or .hlp files. Is the Acrobat 3D JavaScript available as a standard .chm or .hlp Help File?
Anyone has experience with JSEclipse for Acrobat JavaScript?
Thanks for your input!
- Jess

First I would look at the options Adobe provides, and Notepad++ is one of them. Since many are free, you could try them and then select which one you find most helpful. These text editors can also be used independently of Acrobat for other editing task so you might want to also consider that in making your choice.

How to unset External Sample Editor?

How do I unset External Sample Editor (and switch back to logics default sample editor)...?????

Assign it in the preferences, set a location in your apps folder, STP is selecetd by default. Hit shift+w with an Audio region selected to open the audio in the assigned app.

Do I need an external raw editor with Aperture?

Sorry for the simple question - I'm an unsophisticated photographer just dipping toes in RAW stuff
Does Aperture have the same functionality as the external RAW editors like Sony Image Data Converter and the various Canon tools etc?
What I am asking is - do I need to install these and use them as external editors or can I achieve mostly the same thing in Aperture on the raw/arw images?
I don't agonise over the detail but I would like to tinker and experiment, but having an extra tool is a bit annoying.
Cheers, Z

Aperture is a generic third party raw converter, like Lightroom, Aftershot, DxO, Capture 1, and several others.
Canon DPP, Sony IDC, etc are specific converters for their own brand of cameras only. As such they offers features that make use of manufacturer knowledge about the raw, the sensors, the lenses, the camera settings and so forth.
The third party solutions like Aperture compete pretty well in terms of the basic raw conversion, but only have limited access to some of the camera specifics, so can't fully compete when it comes to some of the cameras advanced processing options (for example diffraction compensation offered in some recent cameras)
Where third party solutions compete is in their ability to support raw from multiple brands of camera and by providing a much larger set of additional features.
Aperture provides excellent features to support the entire workflow process from initial capture to final publishing.
Its raw conversions are generally excellent in terms of the detail/noise balance. Colour and tone is usually a bit neutral or flat and needs adjusting to taste to make them pop, but the use of presets can make this fast and semi-automatic (contrast this with Lightroom which applies a profile that gives a much punchier default conversion). However, specific results will usually vary by camera; Canon, Sony and Olympus and Fuji conversions are usually well regarded, while Nikon users seem to be the most vocal about apertures flat conversions.
The use of in camera settings (tricks) designed to extend dynamic range can impact the raw processing. Where Aperture can read and understand the settings (like Fuji's DRx00% settings) it does a good job, but I see occasional issues reported from Nikon users about issues when using its ADL feature.
So whether you will need an additional raw tool will ultimately be down to what cameras and lenses you use and you own impressions of what you think of Apertures conversions for that equipment.
Unfortunately, there is no longer a demo version for you to try for yourself, although I've seen some comments here about purchasing and then asking for a refund if you are not happy, but I doubt that is official policy but perhaps contact App store support and ask.
When I bought the wrong Bourne movie in iTunes, at first I thought they'd given me the wrong one and complained. Then I realised it was my mistake so told them to forget the complaint. They emailed back saying they had refunded my purchase as it wasn't what I intended to buy. I've had several other dealings along related lines and I have to say I've never been on the wrong end of one their decisions, they have always played very fair with me.
Andy

Saving JPEG from External Image Editor (CS2)?

When I purchased Aperture I'd hoped it would store three copies of each photo; the original untouched RAW and a Photoshopped TIFF and JPEG, but 70mb+ TIFF files appear to be taking their toll. I will probably store them in another app, leaving the RAW and JPEG in Aperture.
Anyway, to cut to the question.
I send a 16 bit TIFF to CS2 directly from Aperture using the 'External Image Editor' option. When I've done all of the necessary work in CS2, save the 16bit TIFF, and then convert to 8 bit and 'Save As' to JPEG.
Aperture appears to be able to automatically retrieve a TIFF file, but not a JPEG.
Does anybody have any ideas of a way round this?
Currently, I'm saving JPEG's to my desktop, then re-importing into Aperture. I hoping it doesn't need to be quite so long winded!

Fast is a relative term. However, I will say this: I shoot primarily RAWs, and my largest megapixel count is the 11 megapixels of my Canon 1Ds. On my PowerBook I felt Aperture was fast enough for image sorting and metadata editing, but was a bit jerky and slow for image adjustments. Also, the PowerBook video card was not up to the task of switching views because it would regularly get scrambled and then settle down when switching views. I bought a MacBook Pro C2D w/2GB RAM and I'm very happy with the performance of Aperture on this machine. Adjustments are smooth. Even loading the Masters from 7200 RPM external drive seems much snappier on the MBP.
I haven't had much time with Aperture on my G5 Dual 2GHz w/3.5GB RAM because I severely fractured my ankle shortly after I bought Aperture and only one hour after I arrived home with my new Raedon X800XT graphics card. (My G5 is up a flight of stairs in my studio and I have to sit with my leg elevated 24/7.) I've read in this forum that this combination is workable, but perhaps I'll find myself wishing for a MacPro. Given how happy I am with the MBP, I can't imagine being unhappy with a MacPro.
I keep Activity Monitor running on my machine and have set it to load on boot. I set the icon to show the memory usage pie chart. I keep an eye on it as I run my programs. I only keep essential programs open when I am working in Aperture.
I have found that smaller projects are quicker. Like you, I originally had multiple thousands of images in projects. Then I changed my structure to have many projects under blue folders. My projects are all under 1,000 images now.
BTW, have you seen this post?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3663650#3663650
-Karen

Creating content in InDesign or an external text editor

Hi,
I'm starting another technical manual project in InDesign. The manual will be about 500-600 A5 pages, mixing text, technical illustrations and screenshots. I'm the only author, and will have proofreader working on PDF copies.
I'm not sure if I should create my content right in InDesign, or using an external text editor. The point with both solutions are:
- InDesign
Pro: What you write is what you see. You always know how long is a section, and can immediately balance the mix between text and illustrations (both having the same relevance in this manual).
Con: There is no way to keep the overall structure under control; you can have an overview on chapter sequence with the Book, but that'a all - no finer level is allowed. And you cannot work on the iPad or another computer, without having InDesign installed.
- External text editor
Pro: Scrivener and Nisus Writer - to name two of the options - can always show a fine-detailed outline, where you can easily rearrange small sections and check the balance between parts. You can continue editing when at your clients. With Scrivener, you can synch text-only markdown files via Dropbox, and continue editing on an iPad when at the client.
Con: The final layout has to be done in InDesign, so you have to be careful when to import the finished first draft. Balance between small sections cannot be checked until you work on the final layout. Illustrations have to be added only when working at the layout. Tables will be a rough approximation.
What would you do? I would like to work on the external text editor, since my previous experience with a long manual in InDesign was a bit like working blind. But I hate the idea of not being immediately in control of all the elements of my work.
Cheers,
Paolo

Halfway in the making of the manual, I can say that creating content in InDesign (CS6) is not feasible. The program is extremely slow and unrealiable. The spinning beachball takes most of the working time, and crashes are extremely frequent.
My book is not very complex. A single flow of text, with the simplest layout, and a few inline illustrations. A spare amount of cross-references, a few conditions. The book is made of less of ten chapters, with the longest no longer than 150 A5 pages.
As it is, I would consider InDesign a final layout app only. Writing and proofreading has to be done on a rough copy (assuming the proofreading do agree to work on a preliminary copy, and not the final work). InDesign should come into play when it is time to prepare the layout for printing.
I hope to read of someone more successful than me. Going back to FrameMaker and Windows is not my dream (plus, producing PDF files with FrameMaker on Windows has been a nightmare for me). Unfortunately, lucky technical writers using InDesign are very jealous, and don't seem to want to release their experience on the web.
Paolo

Setting elements 13 as my external photo editor

I have set elements 13 as my external photo editor in preferences , however when i select this the elements editor program does not open. Can anyone help with this please.

I don't know if this still applies, but:
http://barbarabrundage.com/2011/10/05/adobe-hide-and-seek-setting-pse-10-as-exte rnal-editor/

Can not set external source editor

I am again having the problem of being able to use Notepad++ as my default external source editor. I had problems with this in previous versions. I just upgraded from version 21 to version 22 and I can no longer edit source. view_source.editor.path is still set and unchanged. view_source.editor.external is also still set and true but the view source now brings up the Firefox default which does not allow editing anything! Why would this keep changing? Where might this also be set as the about:config settings are apparently not being used. In searching I have not seen any other suggestions except going into about:config and then confirming or changing the two fields that are already set and worked in the past. What am I missing and why does it keep changing with each upgrade? This is Windows XP but my Windows 7 computer is doing the same thing.
Thank you.

Are there any errors related to view source in the Browser/Error Console (Firefox/Tools > Web Developer;Ctrl+Shift+J)?
Do you see the correct path if you paste this code in the code field in the error console and click evaluate?
<pre><nowiki>viewSourceAppPath =Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"] .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch) .getComplexValue("view_source.editor.path",Components.interfaces.nsIFile);
viewSourceAppPath.path;</nowiki></pre>

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