Lightroom as external editor

Is there a way to teach iPhoto (09) to use Lightroom (2) as an external editor?
Regards,
Börries

No
Lightroom is not an editor - it is a photo manager just like iPhoto and each must control its own photos - editors are programs like Photo Shop
Managers like Lightroom, bridge and Aperture import and manage photos just like iPhoto does
You must choose one photo manager (except iPhoto and Aperture do have some limited cross application capability)
LN

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