Open file from explorer in new tab

[ekkl]

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I need to open files in new tab (by clicks from explorer) but not in new window. To not create a new window, but open in an existing one How can I make this?

[dheison0]

Install dragdropselected plugin from HTTPS://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-plugins and drap and drop your file on the lite-xl window

[ekkl]

How make it?

[dheison0]

This still doesn't work, the dragdropselected plugin only provides basic support for opening files from outside of lite-xl

[ekkl]

Thanks, but then it won't help me much. I want to use lite-xl as a replacement for the internal Defold editor.

[Guldoman]

I need to open files in new tab (by clicks from explorer) but not in new window. To not create a new window, but open in an existing one How can I make this?

We sadly don't support this yet, but I think this is something we should have. The problem with implementing this is that it needs inter-process communication and doing that in a simple, cross-platform way might be more difficult than expected.

This still doesn't work, the dragdropselected plugin only provides basic support for opening files from outside of lite-xl

Just to clarify, the dragdropselected plugin only adds support for dragging selections around in a text, not dragging things from/to the editor.

We support dropping files by default, without needing any plugin.

[dheison0]

Just to clarify, the dragdropselected plugin only adds support for dragging selections around in a text, not dragging things from/to the editor.

Ok, sorry for my error.

[Guldoman]

The ipc plugin that can be found in the plugins repo implements this.