[digiKam-users] Default to open in external editor?

[Chris Poldervaart]

Thanks, and that's a good tip actually. I haven't tried that yet. I am
happy to hear that I wasn't just missing some obvious setting.  :-)

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:15 AM robert lindsay <robert.lindsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The only real solution for now is to drag the thumbnail image over to your
> favorite external editor and open it.
>
> I've sent code to the maintainers for a better solution but nothing has
> happened yet.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 8:44 AM Chris Poldervaart <vaarticus at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps I am missing something obvious, but I have been looking for a way
>> to open images (from thumbnail view) with an external editor as the default
>> open option.
>>
>> I can right click on the image and choose "Open with" and then select my
>> editor, which is set to "always use this app", but I still have to click
>> the app to open - making it a two-step process.
>>
>> If I choose "Open" it opens in the digikam editor.
>>
>> Is there a setting to have it open in an external editor of choice as the
>> default open operation?
>>
>> I love how well digikam is working as an importing and review tool, but
>> I'd like to open/edit in other applications.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> CPO
>>
>
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