The zope external editor is a new way to integrate zope more seamlessly with client-side tools. it has the following features:

- edit objects locally, directly from the zmi.
- works with any graphical editor application that can open a file from the
command line, including: emacs, gvim, xemacs, nedit, gimp, etc.
- automatically saves changes back to zope without ending the editing
session.
- associate any client-side editor application with any zope object by
meta-type or content-type. both text and binary object content can be
edited.
- locks objects while they are being edited. automatically unlocks them when
the editing session ends.
- can add file extensions automatically to improve syntax highlighting or
file type detection.
- works with basic auth, cookie auth and zope versions. credentials are
automatically passed down to the helper application. no need to
reauthenticate.
- https support (openssl required)
this package contains the client helper application that works in tandem with the externaleditor zope product on the zope server.