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ExternalEditorMode

Not yet Enum

Controls whether Roblox Studio opens scripts in the operating system's default editor or in a user-selected external editor.

Not implemented in Nova

This enum is missing from Nova. Scripts that reference it will fail.

Description

Controls whether Roblox Studio opens scripts in the operating system's default editor or in a specific editor chosen by the user. Used by the ExternalEditorMode property of Studio. The default value is ExternalEditorMode.SystemDefault.

When set to ExternalEditorMode.UserSelectedEditor, the Studio.ExternalEditorSelection property becomes active and determines which editor executable Studio launches.

Items

Item Value Status Notes
SystemDefault 0 Not yet Studio opens scripts using the operating system's default application for the file type.
UserSelectedEditor 1 Not yet Studio opens scripts using the external editor executable specified in Studio.ExternalEditorSelection.

Roblox reference: ExternalEditorMode