Launch a different MText editor on double-click

[andy.millard]

I am trying to write a routine to launch a different text editor upon double clicking a MTEXT object. I can not seem to get even a simple alert box to fire instead of the standard edit box. I am not having much luck with this and I am getting frustrated. I have searched this forum and I cant find anything that deals with the MTEXT editor and a reactor.

[Opie]

Have you looked at the MTEXTED system variable?

MTEXTED System Variable

Sets the name of the application to use for editing multiline text objects. You can specify a different text editor for the MTEXT command. If you set MTEXTED to internal or to null, the In-Place Text Editor is displayed. You set MTEXTED to null by entering a period (.). If you specify a path and the name of the executable file for another text editor or word processor, that path and file name instead are displayed instead.

If the multiline text object is fewer than 80 characters, you can enter :lisped to use the LISP editor.

Text editors other than the internal one show the formatting codes in paragraph text.

[andy.millard]

Thanks. That looks like just the nudge I needed. Cool...Thanks! It is always something simple.