August 14, 2007

Change Default Text Editor in Fx

By default Firefox uses Notepad its own viewer when viewing the source of a page (CTRL+U or View, Page Source or selecting View Page Source from the Context Menu). You can select which text editor (such as Notepad++) Firefox uses by default with this simple tweak: 1. In a new tab type about:config in the address bar 2. In the filter field type view_source.editor.external 3. Double-click on the entry to set it to true 4. In the filter field type view_source.editor.path 5. Double-click on the entry and in the pop-up box enter the path for your text editor 6. Click…

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