macOS and spaces in text editor path gives error

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While this doesn’t solve the spaces in paths issue, there is a way to get Visual Studio Code working as the text editor in KiCad on macOS.

  1. In VS Code, open the Command Palette (Shift+Command+P) and type shell command

  2. There should be an option Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH, select this

  3. VS Code will do its thing and install it – for me the default path was /usr/local/bin/code, you can check in Terminal by typing which code and it will print out the correct path

  4. In KiCad Text editor preferences, type: /usr/local/bin/code (or whatever your path is)

  5. Now KiCad will use VS Code as its text editor!

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