using an external editor

Using an external editor requires some setup; setting your QPQ preferences, installing the Zope Editor, and setting up your browser preferences.

Setting QPQ Preferences

Login to QPQ, click on the preferences link at the upper right, click on Personal Preferences, and click on the check box next to Enable external editing. After this you should see a little pencil icon at the upper right of pages you're allowed to edit.

Installing the Zope Editor

Linux:

Get http://www.zope.org/Members/Caseman/ExternalEditor/0.8/zopeedit-0.8-src.tgz and install it as described in the INSTALL-UNIX.txt file.

Then set your browser so that application/x-zope-edit (no extension) is associated with the zopeedit.py file (probably installed in /usr/local/bin). The first time you run it it will complain (unless your editor environment variable is set)

Mac OS:

Get http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/lid/587086/ZopeEditManager-0.9.7.zip, unzip, and copy the ZopeEditManager to your Applications folder. Run the ZopeEditManager, click on ZopeEditManager in the toolbar, and click Preferences and Helper Apps to set the editors you want for different file types - the default is generally TextEdit.

Then set your browser so that application/x-zope-edit (no extension) is associated with the ZopeEditManager.app file (probably installed in /Applications).

When you click on the pencil icon, the editor will be invoked, and the ZopeEditManager window will appear. You can make edits, save, and refresh the QPQ window to see the results. When you are done, go to the ZopeEditManager window, select the page you are editing (there may be many), and click on finish. Until you do this, a lock will be in place.

Windows:

TBD