=== modified file 'data/templates/ubuntu-application/edit.py'
--- data/templates/ubuntu-application/edit.py	2010-10-15 20:26:19 +0000
+++ data/templates/ubuntu-application/edit.py	2010-11-18 13:12:23 +0000
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@
 filelist += 'bin/' + configurationhandler.project_config['project']
 
 editor = quicklyutils.get_quickly_editors()
-# if editor is still gedit, launch it in background
-if editor == "gedit":
-    command = ["gedit"]
-    command.extend(filelist.split(" "))
-    subprocess.call(command)
-else:
-    os.system("%s %s" % (editor, filelist))
+command = [editor]
+command.extend(filelist.split(" "))
+
+editor_uses_terminal = configurationhandler.project_config.get('editor_uses_terminal', 'No')
+editor_uses_terminal = editor_uses_terminal.lower()
+
+# launch it in background except for vim, emacs, nano etc
+if editor_uses_terminal in ['n', 'no', 'false']:
+    command.extend('&')
+
+subprocess.call(command)
+