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Document file click behavior in the web editor#5791

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Summary

Documents what happens when you click different file types in the web editor navigation tree:

  • docs.json opens the Configurations panel.
  • Other text files (.yml, .yaml, .json, .js, .jsx, .css, .txt, .csv) open in a read-only source view.
  • Binary and unsupported files remain unclickable.

This reflects a recent change to the editor that makes previously unclickable files accessible for viewing, and routes docs.json clicks to the appropriate UI.

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  • Added a "What happens when you click a file" breakdown to the Navigate files section of editor/pages.mdx.

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Low risk documentation-only change clarifying how different file types behave when clicked in the web editor navigation.

Overview
Updates editor/pages.mdx to explicitly document what happens when users click different file types in the web editor navigation (editable pages, media previews, docs.json routing to Configurations, read-only source view for other text files, and non-clickable binary/unsupported files).

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This behavior is a stopgap for a few days till editor v7 supports editing text files & docs.json. I don't think we should update docs for this.

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