[Zope] Solution: External Edit and cygwin under W2k
Warnes, Gregory R
gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:07:01 -0400
Hmm. This works:
- Create zopeedit.bat file containing:
START C:\python22\pythonw.exe "C:\Program
Files\ZopeEdit\zopeedit.py" %1
- Edit the zopeedit.py script to explicitly specify the location of
ZopeEdit.ini
- In ZopeEdit.ini put
editor = C:\cygwin\bin\bash --login -c 'xemacs \'%1\''
- Point the application/x-zope-edit helper to the zopeedit.bat file.
This variant, however, has the disadvantage of leaving a full size command
window (created by bash.exe) up during the editing.
Also, I haven't been to skip the batch file by Mozilla the pythonw call
directly. I'm not sure why, but it just fails to work for me.
Anyway, I'm going back to the cygwin python method I gave before.
-Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Casey Duncan [mailto:casey@zope.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:20 PM
> To: Warnes, Gregory R
> Cc: 'Casey Duncan'; 'zope@zope.org'
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Solution: External Edit and cygwin under W2k
>
>
> Could you maybe just do this in the ZopeEdit.ini and loose the batch
> file?
>
> editor = C:\cygwin\bash --login -c 'xemacs \'%1\''
>
> Haven't tried it, but its a thought...
>
> -Casey
>
> On Wed, 2002-06-19 at 13:17, Warnes, Gregory R wrote:
> >
> > Here is the necessary magic to use External Editor's
> zopeedit.py with
> > cygwin's python and xemacs under W2K:
> >
> > 1) Put zopeedit.py in your cygwin home directory (or edit
> the location in
> > the zopeedit.bat file).
> >
> >
> > 2) In C:/cygwin/zopeedit.bat put:
> >
> > @echo off
> >
> > C:
> > chdir \cygwin\bin
> >
> > START /MIN bash --login -c '~/zopeedit.py \'%1\' & echo
> HI! ; sleep
> > 10; exit'
> >
> > 3) In ~/.zope-external-edit put:
> >
> > editor=xemacs
> >
> > 4) Set up your web browser and/or file associations per the usual
> > instructions to run
> >
> > C:\cygwin\zopeedit.bat
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Notes:
> >
> > 1- the escaped single quotes: Without these
> "C:\temp\file.ext" gets
> > mangled to "C:tempfile.ext" before zopeedit.py gets it. It
> took a bit of
> > fiddling to find this oh-so-simple solution. I also tried
> using pythonw and
> > launching cygwin's xemacs from that. Unfortunately, I
> couldn't find a way
> > to keep the filename from getting mangled that way.
> >
> > 2- START /MIN: there doesn't seem to be a way to prevent a
> command window
> > from hanging around as long as zopeedit.py and the
> associated xemacs window
> > are running. With START /MIN, though, the window is at
> least minimized.
> >
> > -Greg
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Casey Duncan [mailto:casey_duncan@yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:49 PM
> > > To: Warnes, Gregory R
> > > Subject: RE: zopeeditor
> > >
> > >
> > > You should be able to launch python inside cygwin
> > > somehow. I must say that cygwin is the only thing that
> > > makes Windows bearable... Good luck to you.
> > >
> > > -Casey
> > >
> > > --- "Warnes, Gregory R"
> > > <gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com> wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the V0.3. I've managed to get it working
> > > > on Windows for Notepad
> > > > and WinEdt, but haven't yet figured out what magic
> > > > is necessary to get it to
> > > > work with my cygwin-based XEmacs. When I get that
> > > > working, I'll email you
> > > > the ritual incantation and you can add it to your
> > > > docs...
> > > >
> > > > -Greg
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Casey Duncan [mailto:casey_duncan@yahoo.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:17 AM
> > > > > To: Warnes, Gregory R
> > > > > Subject: Re: zopeeditor
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > For one, don't put quotes in the config file. I
> > > > also
> > > > > think tmpnam is broken on WIndows. try hard-coding
> > > > the
> > > > > temp directoy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Other than that good luck. I know waitpid is
> > > > broken on
> > > > > Windows too. That is why I am going to write a
> > > > helper
> > > > > app specifically for Windows using the windows
> > > > > scripting host.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Casey
> > > > >
> > > > > --- "Warnes, Gregory R"
> > > > > <gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi, I've just been playing around trying to get
> > > > > > zopeeditor working on the
> > > > > > windows box. (I mostly use Windows as an xterm
> > > > +
> > > > > > local Mozilla +
> > > > > > MS-Outook). I see that there is some code to
> > > > try
> > > > > > to make it work on win32,
> > > > > > but I'm having no luck.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm trying to get things working from the
> > > > command
> > > > > > line -- then onto Mozilla.
> > > > > > I've download a zope object 'test' and then run
> > > > > > python zopeedit.py test
> > > > > > I'm getting errors.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I have (in the config file)
> > > > > > editor="Notepad"
> > > > > > editor="C:\\winnt\\system32\\notepad.exe"
> > > > > > I always get:
> > > > > > FATAL ERROR:
> > > > > > Editor not found at "None"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I have editor commented out, it hangs with
> > > > this
> > > > > > output:
> > > > > > C:\cygwin\tmp>python zopeedit.py test
> > > > > > zopeedit.py:104: RuntimeWarning: tmpnam is a
> > > > > > potential security risk
> > > > > > to your pro
> > > > > > gram
> > > > > > body_file = '%s-%s' % (os.tmpnam(),
> > > > body_file)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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