[Users] How to specify external editor

[Michael Schwendt]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:05:03 +0000, Geraint Hywel wrote:

> Hi All.
> 
> I'm running Claws 3.9.3 on a Fedora 19/Gnome 3 box.
> 
> I'd like to try using gvim as an external editor.
> 
> I have installed the package "vim-X11", and it runs just fine.
> 
> In Claws, when I edit a message using the external editor (using the
> Ctrl+Shft+X keyboard shortcut), it opens in gedit.
> 
> I can't see anywhere where I can specify which editor is the default.

Preferences > Message View > External Programs

Plus, usually one does "export EDITOR=yourfavouriteeditor" in ~/.bash_profile
to enable the custom editor for various other tools.