Atom external editor not working on Windows

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TWTP
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Atom external editor not working on Windows

Post by TWTP » Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:22 am

I followed the instructions in the 'editor' tab of the bach.eval help file, but after installing bach Atom language package and configuring to use external editor, double-click on bach.eval does not open its code in an Atom editor, and indeed does not open an editor of any kind. The screen sort of flashes for a second, and then nothing happens, no editor window appears. If I clear the atom cache folder, then bach.eval loads internal Max editor as normal.

Can any Windows users confirm this issue?

TWTP
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Re: Atom external editor not working on Windows

Post by TWTP » Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:43 am

Solved! It was an issue with the hidden help file subpatcher not inputting necessary slashes in file path to Atom.
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andreaagostini
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Re: Atom external editor not working on Windows

Post by andreaagostini » Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:43 am

Hi,
that should be an issue with Max (specifically, the [gestalt] object), not bach, and should be fixed as of Max 8.1.4. What version of Max are you using?
Thanks,
andrea

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