[Solved] Any way to retrieve Rainmeter's selected editor's path?

[MetalTxus]

I'm currently using

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!Execute [%windir%\system32\notepad.exe "#FILEPATH#"]

...in context menus to open text files but Window's default editor is quite limitted on features.
I'd rather use Rainmeter's selected editor but I'm not sure that's a possibility so I'd like to know if anyone knows a way to do this.

[jsmorley]

I'm currently using

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!Execute [%windir%\system32\notepad.exe "#FILEPATH#"]

...in context menus to open text files but Window's default editor is quite limitted on features.
I'd rather use Rainmeter's selected editor but I'm not sure that's a possibility so I'd like to know if anyone knows a way to do this.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/variables/built-in-variables/#CONFIGEDITOR

LeftMouseUpAction=["#CONFIGEDITOR#" "#FilePath#"]

P.S. don't use !Execute, it is deprecated and not needed.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/bangs/#Deprecated

[MetalTxus]

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/variables/built-in-variables/#CONFIGEDITOR

LeftMouseUpAction=["#CONFIGEDITOR#" "#FilePath#"]

P.S. don't use !Execute, it is deprecated and not needed.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/bangs/#Deprecated

I've tried that but I can't seem to get it working. The editor is properly set up, as it opens when using the program's "Edit skin" context menu option. It doesn't trigger anything or throw any output to the log when used on a skin, though.

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[Rainmeter]
Update = -1
ContextTitle = Setup Games
ContextAction = ["#CONFIGEDITOR#" "#CURRENTPATH#\gamePaths.inc"]
ContextTitle2 = ----
ContextTitle3 = Refresh skin
ContextAction3 = !Refresh
ContextTitle4 = ----
ContextTitle5 = Skin settings
ContextAction5 = [!SkinMenu]
RightMouseUpAction = [!SkinCustomMenu]

P.S. Noted and removed.

Edit: This is my editor's path, in case it matters:
Z:\Software\_development\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe

[jsmorley]

If you use "Edit settings" from the Rainmeter context menu, what do you have as ConfigEditor in Rainmeter.ini?

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[MetalTxus]

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[Rainmeter]
Language=1033
Logging=0
ConfigEditor=Z:\Software\_development\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe
UseD2D=1
DisableDragging=0

[jsmorley]

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[Rainmeter]
Language=1033
Logging=0
ConfigEditor=Z:\Software\_development\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe
UseD2D=1
DisableDragging=0

Well it all looks right. I don't know Sublime Text 3 really, are you quite sure that

"Z:\Software\_development\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe" "C:\SomeFolder\SomeFile.txt"

Works with it from the cmd.exe command line?

[jsmorley]

Yeah, it does...

I'm not sure. This is working fine for me..

Rainmeter.ini:

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[Rainmeter]
SkinPath=C:\Users\Jeffrey\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
;ConfigEditor=C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\Notepad++.exe
ConfigEditor=C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe
DisableVersionCheck=0
Logging=0
Debug=0
DisableDragging=0
Language=1033

Skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1
ContextTitle=Setup Games
ContextAction=["#CONFIGEDITOR#" "#CURRENTPATH##CURRENTFILE#"]

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
W=100
H=100
SolidColor=0,0,0,255

While you have an extra "\" in your "#CURRENTPATH#\gamePaths.inc" string, that shouldn't matter. Even though #CURRENTPATH# already has the trailing "\" on it, Rainmeter should ignore that.

So I'm kinda stumped...

[MetalTxus]

I can't use #CURRENTPATH##CURRENTFILE# as the file to edit is not the same as the one triggering the event. I tried it anyway and it wasn't working either.
I also tried removing the extra backslash but nothing changed.

Edit: Everything works as it should replacing #CURRENTPATH# with notepad.exe so my guess remains that something's wrong with my editor's path.

Edit2: I've tried your skin and I'm getting the same issue, even after moving my editor to a location without weird characters.

[jsmorley]

Here's my whole skin. The context menu logic is located at
"\PC\Games list\gamesListCore.inc"

I can't use #CURRENTPATH##CURRENTFILE# as the file to edit is not the same as the one triggering the event. I tried it anyway and it wasn't working either.
I also tried removing the extra backslash but nothing changed.

Edit: Everything works as it should replacing #CURRENTPATH# with notepad.exe so my guess remains that something's wrong with my editor's path.

Yeah, I would check to see that Sublime Text 3 is not set to run "As administrator" or something.

[jsmorley]

What version of Rainmeter are you on?