How to modify text of empty file editor window through plugin
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Hi
when all files are closed , a default empty file editor shows up in intellij idea
it has the text
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I have a custom action working fine now.
when the action is performed , can i change the text of the empty file editor ?
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Hi Karan,
This is painted by
com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorEmptyTextPainter.There is no open API for changing this and it is not recommended to do this in a hacky way, as it is a core IDE feature and changing it could destroy user experience.What is your use case. Why do you want to change it?
thanks for answering
actually sir
I wish to open markdown file editor when a custom action is clicked
the markdown editor should have a preview mode as well .
i have seen the readme.md preview is shown in the center .
maybe i need to use the editor for markdown and try to have a tool window for the preview of the markdown.
I'm not sure I understand what you want to achieve.
Markdown support and the preview of Markdown file are available in IDEs out-of-the-box.
You can open a Markdown file programmatically with
com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor.