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How do I change the text editor for greasemonkey?

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It asked me to chose a text editor. I chose Open office. Then I found out open office can't open greasemonkey scripts.

How do I make it open scripts with gedit?

It asked me to chose a text editor. I chose Open office. Then I found out open office can't open greasemonkey scripts. How do I make it open scripts with gedit?

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GreaseMonkey scripts are plain text files that have a file extension user.js. Every text editor should be able to handle such a file. What happens if you open that file with OO Writer?

You can probably find the selected editor as a pref on the about:config page.

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GreaseMonkey scripts are plain text files that have a file extension user.js. Every text editor should be able to handle such a file. What happens if you open that file with OO Writer?

You can probably find the selected editor as a pref on the about:config page.

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The about:config page worked. Thanks.

Modified by Telepian

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You're welcome

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It worked!! Thank you.

Modified by cor-el