How to create a right-click context shell shortcut “edit with Emacs”?

Question

Notepad++ automatically adds a shell shortcut so that when you\'re in Windows Explorer, you can right-click on a file and select \"edit with Notepad++\". How can I do the same w

Answer 1

I want to add to polyglot's answer above -- the AutoHotkey shortcut he mentions is very handy, but the code is incomplete: the GetText() function was written by somebody on the AutoHotkey forum (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=279576#279576), and it is:

GetText(ByRef MyText = "")
{
   SavedClip := ClipboardAll
   Clipboard =
   Send ^c
   ClipWait 0.1
   If ERRORLEVEL
   {
      Clipboard := SavedClip
      MyText =
      ERRORLEVEL := 1
      Return
   }
   MyText := Clipboard
   Clipboard := SavedClip
   Return MyText
}

;to test: 
#k::
GetText(FileName)
msgbox clipboard=%FileName%
return

Note that ClipWait delay might need to be modified: I had to set it to 2!