External Editor Revived

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deur a-gm001-max op Aug. 22, 2026 · permalink

gvim for windows is also available without unix like shell nor terminal emulators by powershell.
Set manifest json file and registry according to https://github.com/Frederick888/external-editor-revived/wiki/Windows

#Editor
custom

#Shell
C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe
(fullpath of power shell, use '/' slash not '\' backslash

#command template
fullpath-of-gvim.exe "/path/to/temp.eml"
{fullpath-of-gvim.exe: use '/' slash not '\' backslash (c:/program files/......) or use '\\' escaped backslash (c:\\program files\\......).

https://github.com/Frederick888/external-editor-revived/discussions/78#discussioncomment-17952011