[SOLVED] How to open any file inside a text editor?

[fulalas]

This is so annoying! In Windows you can drag 'n drop any file to a Notepad-like program and it will load the file as a text, no matter the extension. But this doesn't seem trivial to do on Linux. Any ideas?

[beny]

maybe i am wrong but leafpad work in this way drag the file into the window and you have it,no pdf..or exe

[ncmprhnsbl]

i think you're right beny, dragndrop seems to work with leafpad ..
provided the file is plain text(otherwise it's not very readable, eg try a .png), it doesn't matter what the extension is.. even made up ones..

[fulalas]

provided the file is plain text

That's the thing. I want to open any kind of file! Why it refuses to open binaries?

[ncmprhnsbl]

ah, i see, so you probly want a hex editor, maybe
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2 ... ent/bless/
or
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex
or
https://wxmedit.github.io/

[fulalas]

Wonderful! Thanks, man!

Here's a xzm module for ghex: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3ohriwel ... 6_64-1.xzm