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| External editors</h3> |
| <p class="Para">When opening a resource the Workbench first consults its list |
| of registered editors. If no registered editors are found for the resource the |
| Workbench checks with the underlying operating system to determine if it has |
| any editors registered for the particular file type. If an editor is located, |
| the Workbench will automatically launch that editor. This type of editor is |
| referred to as an external editor because it does not show up as an editor tab |
| in the Workbench.</p> |
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| <p class="Para">Select the file JanesINIFile.ini.</p> |
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| Double-click the file in one of the navigation views to launch the external editor.</p> |
| <p class="Para"> If an editor for INI files is not registered with the underlying |
| operating system the Workbench will attempt to use its own default text |
| editor. If this happens, to see an external editor, import another file |
| (see previous sections) that is associated with a third party editor. Double |
| click again on this new file and the selected editor will open in its own |
| window.</p> |
| <p class="Para" filter="ws=win32"><img src="../images/win_only.png" alt="Windows only" border="0" /><br /> |
| The Workbench supports OLE document editors, and some editors provide OLE |
| document support allowing it to be opened in its own window, or embedded |
| inside another window like the Workbench. This will be discussed in more |
| detail in the next section.</p> |
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