How to use an External Text Editor from Cadence IC6.1.6ISR7 onward

$prompt> setenv EDITOR "gvim -f"

Type one of the following in the CIW to change the SKILL variable editor or set it in the .cdsinit file:
editor = "gvim -f"

The most important added variable is ‘useExternalEditor’. Type the below SKILL in the CIW to set an external text editor or
set it in the .cdsinit file for an external text editor instead of the ‘Cadence Text Editor’.

envSetVal("textedit" "useExternalEditor" 'boolean t)

You can check the value of this variable ‘useExternalEditor’ by using the below SKILL:

envGetVal("textedit" "useExternalEditor")

If the above SKILL return value is ‘nil’ then it will always open text cellViews in the ‘Cadence Text Editor’.