Fix bug #991.

Patch adapts Georg's work on #7404 to this case.

src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp

@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@
 #include "insets/InsetListingsParams.h"
 
 #include "support/debug.h"
+#include "support/docstream.h"
 #include "support/FileName.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/gettext.h"
 #include "support/lassert.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
+#include "support/TempFile.h"
 
 #include "frontends/alert.h"
 
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ PreambleModule::PreambleModule(QWidget * parent)
 	connect(preambleTE, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
 	connect(findLE, SIGNAL(textEdited(const QString &)), this, SLOT(checkFindButton()));
 	connect(findButtonPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(findText()));
+	connect(editPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(editExternal()));
 	connect(findLE, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(findText()));
 	checkFindButton();
 	// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13027091/how-to-override-tab-width-in-qt
@@ -546,6 +549,36 @@ void PreambleModule::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 }
 
 
+void PreambleModule::editExternal() {
+	if (!current_id_)
+		return;
+
+	if (tempfile_) {
+		preambleTE->setReadOnly(false);
+		FileName const tempfilename = tempfile_->name();
+		docstring const s = tempfilename.fileContents("UTF-8");
+		preambleTE->document()->setPlainText(toqstr(s));
+		tempfile_.reset();
+		editPB->setText(qt_("Edit"));
+		changed();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	string const format =
+		current_id_->params().documentClass().outputFormat();
+	string const ext = theFormats().extension(format);
+	tempfile_.reset(new TempFile("preamble_editXXXXXX" + ext));
+	FileName const tempfilename = tempfile_->name();
+	string const name = tempfilename.toFilesystemEncoding();
+	ofdocstream os(name.c_str());
+	os << qstring_to_ucs4(preambleTE->document()->toPlainText());
+	os.close();
+	preambleTE->setReadOnly(true);
+	theFormats().edit(*current_id_, tempfilename, format);
+	editPB->setText(qt_("End Edit"));
+	changed();
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // LocalLayout
@@ -561,6 +594,7 @@ LocalLayout::LocalLayout(QWidget * parent)
 	connect(locallayoutTE, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SLOT(textChanged()));
 	connect(validatePB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(validatePressed()));
 	connect(convertPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(convertPressed()));
+	connect(editPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(editExternal()));
 }
 
 
@@ -685,6 +719,38 @@ void LocalLayout::validatePressed() {
 }
 
 
+void LocalLayout::editExternal() {
+	if (!current_id_)
+		return;
+
+	if (tempfile_) {
+		locallayoutTE->setReadOnly(false);
+		FileName const tempfilename = tempfile_->name();
+		docstring const s = tempfilename.fileContents("UTF-8");
+		locallayoutTE->document()->setPlainText(toqstr(s));
+		tempfile_.reset();
+		editPB->setText(qt_("Edit"));
+		changed();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	string const format =
+		current_id_->params().documentClass().outputFormat();
+	string const ext = theFormats().extension(format);
+	tempfile_.reset(new TempFile("preamble_editXXXXXX" + ext));
+	FileName const tempfilename = tempfile_->name();
+	string const name = tempfilename.toFilesystemEncoding();
+	ofdocstream os(name.c_str());
+	os << qstring_to_ucs4(locallayoutTE->document()->toPlainText());
+	os.close();
+	locallayoutTE->setReadOnly(true);
+	theFormats().edit(*current_id_, tempfilename, format);
+	editPB->setText(qt_("End Edit"));
+	validatePB->setEnabled(false);
+	hideConvert();
+	changed();
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // DocumentDialog
@@ -4262,6 +4328,8 @@ bool GuiDocument::isValid()
 	return
 		validateListingsParameters().isEmpty() &&
 		localLayout->isValid() &&
+		!localLayout->editing() &&
+		!preambleModule->editing() &&
 		(
 			// if we're asking for skips between paragraphs
 			!textLayoutModule->skipRB->isChecked() ||

src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.h

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class LayoutModuleList;
 class LyXModule;
 class TextClass;
 
+namespace support {
+	class TempFile;
+}
+
 namespace frontend {
 
 class FloatPlacement;
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ class LocalLayout;
 class FontModule;
 
 ///
-typedef void const * BufferId;
+typedef Buffer const * BufferId;
 
 template<class UI>
 class UiWidget : public QWidget, public UI
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ public:
 	PreambleModule(QWidget * parent);
 	void update(BufferParams const & params, BufferId id);
 	void apply(BufferParams & params);
+	bool editing() const { return (bool)tempfile_; }
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
 	/// signal that something's changed in the Widget.
@@ -335,11 +340,13 @@ private:
 	typedef std::map<BufferId, std::pair<int,int> > Coords;
 	Coords preamble_coords_;
 	BufferId current_id_;
+	unique_ptr<support::TempFile> tempfile_;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	///
 	void checkFindButton();
 	void findText();
+	void editExternal();
 };
 
 
@@ -351,6 +358,7 @@ public:
 	void update(BufferParams const & params, BufferId id);
 	void apply(BufferParams & params);
 	bool isValid() const { return validated_; }
+	bool editing() const { return (bool)tempfile_; }
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
 	/// signal that something's changed in the Widget.
@@ -364,10 +372,12 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 	void textChanged();
 	void validatePressed();
 	void convertPressed();
+	void editExternal();
 
 private:
 	BufferId current_id_;
 	bool validated_;
+	unique_ptr<support::TempFile> tempfile_;
 };
 
 

src/frontends/qt4/ui/LocalLayoutUi.ui

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>LocalLayoutUi</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="LocalLayoutUi">
@@ -13,53 +14,7 @@
    <string/>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
+   <item row="3" column="2">
-    <widget class="QTextEdit" name="locallayoutTE">
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Document-specific layout information</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="statusTip">
-      <string/>
-     </property>
-     <property name="acceptRichText">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="validatePB">
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string/>
-     </property>
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>&amp;Validate</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="1">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="validLB">
-     <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
-      <enum>Qt::NoContextMenu</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Errors reported in terminal.</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="text">
-      <string/>
-     </property>
-     <property name="alignment">
-      <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="convertPB">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Convert</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="2" column="1">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="convertLB">
      <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
       <enum>Qt::NoContextMenu</enum>
@@ -75,6 +30,59 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="convertPB">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Convert</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="2">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="validLB">
+     <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
+      <enum>Qt::NoContextMenu</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Errors reported in terminal.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string/>
+     </property>
+     <property name="alignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="2">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="editPB">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Edit</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="validatePB">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string/>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>&amp;Validate</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
+    <widget class="QTextEdit" name="locallayoutTE">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Document-specific layout information</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="statusTip">
+      <string/>
+     </property>
+     <property name="acceptRichText">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <includes>

src/frontends/qt4/ui/PreambleUi.ui

@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
+   <item row="1" column="2">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="editPB">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Edit</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
     <widget class="QTextEdit" name="preambleTE">
      <property name="acceptRichText">
       <bool>false</bool>