EXT: File Editor

Extension Key: kmcs_fileeditor

Language: en

Version: 1.1.0

Keywords: file editor, file browser, file explorer, syntax highlight

Copyright 2006-2013, Timo Kiefer, <timo.kiefer@kmcs.de>

This document is published under the Open Content License

available from http://www.opencontent.org/opl.shtml

The content of this document is related to TYPO3

- a GNU/GPL CMS/Framework available from www.typo3.org

Table of Contents

EXT: File Editor	1

Introduction	3

What does it do?	3

Screenshots	3

Users manual	4

Tree	4

Toolbar	4

Editor Tabs	4

Configuration	5

ChangeLog	6

Introduction

What does it do?

This is a rich file editor especially for developers. You can browse your web server file directory like on your local system in a tree. Open a file with a double click in a tab. See your source code highlighted in PHP, HTML, CSS or JavaScript. You can also open more than one file, just select the file tab like your file editor in eclipse. Edit your file and save it with Crtl + S key press.

All tabs you keep opened, will restored at next editor start.

Screenshots

Default screen with typo3 4.7 and opened file editor:

Users manual

You find the file editor in the admin tools section. Please be patient, it could take up to a few minutes until the scripts are loaded.

Tree

After initial directory root is loaded you can navigate the directory tree like any other tree.

Open a file with a double click on the file in the tree. All opened files, will be opened next time if you start the file editor.

You get the context menu if you click right on a tree item.

Options of the context menu:

Create a new file

Create a new folder

Rename the file or folder

Toolbar

The toolbar is above the tree.

Actions of the toolbar:

Save file

Undo edit

Redo edit

Settings menu

Search in the file

All actions are related to the currently opened tab

Settings menu

Some user specific customizations:

Syntax highlighting: Select a language, if the pre selected is not the right one

Line numbers: enable or disable the line numbers

PHP Syntax check: enable or disable to check php syntax before saving the file

Editor Tabs

Editor Tabs, shows your opened files.

Each opened file can be closed if you click on the x of the tab, you want to close.

A asterisk * on a tab before the file name informs you that you have changed the file.

Configuration

If you want to edit files, you have to set write permissions.

Otherwise there are nothing to setup.

Except the optional extension settings in the extension manager:

Show hidden files in the file editor tree?

Setup a other file editor home directory

Regular expression for files that the user can edit with the file editor

ChangeLog

Version:	Changes:
1.1.0	New feature: php syntax check Update CodeMirror to 3.02 Bugfix create folder and file Bugfix undo and redo buttons enabled state
1.0.1	Wrote this documentation
1.0.0	Upload first version to TER.

EXT: File Editor - kmcs_fileeditor	ChangeLog

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EXT: File Editor

kmcs_fileeditor

file editor file browser file explorer syntax highlight

The keywords help with categorizing and tagging of the manuals. You can combine two or more keywords and add additional keywords yourself. Please use at least one keyword from both lists.
If your manual is NOT in english, see next tab "language"
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forEditors (use this for editors / german "Redakteure")
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forBeginners (manuals covering TYPO3 basics)
forIntermediates (manuals going into more depth)
forAdvanced (covering the most advanced TYPO3 topics)
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Christopher

2010-12-18T19:57:23

Timo Kiefer