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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java, linux
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the org.phoebus.framework.workbench/external_app_text setting and a .txt file, then trace how the workbench reads that setting and launches the configured editor. Check whether the configured gedit command is resolved and invoked; done means supported text files open in the external editor without an error.

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Description

Dear CSS developer,

I've set

org.phoebus.framework.workbench/external_app_text=Text Editor,txt|dat|py|ini|db|xml|xsl|css|cmd|sh|st|log|out|md|shp,gedit

and Ihave verified (via Help->About->Show Details) that the setting was applied correctly, but it shows:

Image

The "Error Log" does not show anything concerning this matter.

CS Studio Version: 5.0.2
OS: Debian 13 - Cinnamon (gedit is installed and fully functional)

/usr/bin/gedit did not change anything.

Best regards
Simon

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