hints kitten: Use default editor rather than hardcoding vim to open file at specific line

Fixes #7186

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - kitten @ ls: Return the timestamp at which the window was created (:iss:`7178`)
 
+- hints kitten: Use default editor rather than hardcoding vim to open file at specific line (:iss:`7186`)
+
 
 0.32.2 [2024-02-12]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

docs/kittens/hints.rst

@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ and adding them to the command line for the next command.
 
 You can also press :sc:`goto_file_line` to select anything that looks like a
 path or filename followed by a colon and a line number and open the file in
-:program:`vim` at the specified line number. The patterns and editor to be used
-can be modified using options passed to the kitten. For example::
+your default editor at the specified line number (opening at line number will
+work only if your editor supports the +linenum command line syntax or is a
+"known" editor). The patterns and editor to be used can be modified using
+options passed to the kitten. For example::
 
     map ctrl+g kitten hints --type=linenum --linenum-action=tab nvim +{line} {path}
 

kittens/hints/main.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from kitty.clipboard import set_clipboard_string, set_primary_selection
 from kitty.constants import website_url
 from kitty.fast_data_types import get_options
 from kitty.typing import BossType
-from kitty.utils import resolve_custom_file
+from kitty.utils import get_editor, resolve_custom_file
 
 from ..tui.handler import result_handler
 
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ def linenum_handle_result(args: List[str], data: Dict[str, Any], target_window_i
     if not path:
         return
 
-    cmd = [x.format(path=path, line=line) for x in extra_cli_args or ('vim', '+{line}', '{path}')]
+    if extra_cli_args:
+        cmd = [x.format(path=path, line=line) for x in extra_cli_args]
+    else:
+        cmd = get_editor(path_to_edit=path, line_number=line)
     w = boss.window_id_map.get(target_window_id)
     action = data['linenum_action']
 

kitty/options/definition.py

@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ map('Open the selected file at the selected line',
     'goto_file_line kitty_mod+p>n kitten hints --type linenum',
     long_text='''
 Select something that looks like :code:`filename:linenum` and open it in
-:program:`vim` at the specified line number.
+your default editor at the specified line number.
 '''
     )