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chore: edit workspace editors docs to clarify certain points #777

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Expand Up @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Web_ icon.

![Launch a workspace](../assets/workspaces/code-web-app.png)

> Code Web is Coder's open-source project
> [code-server](https://coder.com/docs/code-server/latest).

## JetBrains Gateway with SSH

If your image
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -106,13 +109,13 @@ Coder uses an open-source project called Projector, created and managed by
JetBrains, to render a JetBrains IDE in a browser.

If your image
[includes a JetBrains IDE](../admin/workspace-management/installing-jetbrains.md),
you can launch it from the dashboard. Coder launches JetBrains IDEs in their own
windows; be sure to set your browser to allow popup windows so that you can use
your IDE.
[includes a JetBrains IDE](../admin/workspace-management/installing-jetbrains.md)
(such as IntelliJ, PyCharm, and PhpStorm), you can launch it from the dashboard.

![IntelliJ logos](../assets/workspaces/intellij-app.png)
![PyCharm logos](../assets/workspaces/pycharm-app.png)

Coder launches JetBrains IDEs in their own windows; be sure to set your browser
to allow popup windows so that you can use your IDE.

> Follow these steps to
> [start a trial or activate your paid JetBrains license](../guides/troubleshooting/activate-jetbrains-licensing.md).
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ programming.
> You must have a
> [JetBrains IDE installed](../admin/workspace-management/installing-jetbrains.md)
> in your [image](../images/index.md) to start a Code With Me session from your
> Coder workspace.
> Coder workspace. Only the workspace where the source code is being worked on
> needs JetBrains; other collaborators do _not_ need a JetBrains IDE.

### Getting started

Expand All @@ -196,7 +200,6 @@ To create and host a Code With Me session:
1. Under **Browser Applications**, launch the JetBrains IDE (e.g., IntelliJ
PyCharm) of your choice.

![Launch IDE](../assets/workspaces/intellij-app.png)
![Launch IDE](../assets/workspaces/pycharm-app.png)

1. Click the **Code With Me** icon at the top of your IDE.
Expand All @@ -212,8 +215,6 @@ To create and host a Code With Me session:
1. Set the permissions for new guests to **Full access** and uncheck the
**Automatically start voice call** feature. Click **Enable Access**.

![Set permissions](../assets/workspaces/code-with-me-4.png)

1. Once you've enabled access, JetBrains copies the link you must share with
participants to your clipboard. Send this link to those with whom you'd like
to collaborate.
Expand All @@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ If you've received a link to join a Code With Me session as a participant:
1. On the instructions page to which you were directed, copy the code snippet
and run it in the terminal.

![Run join command in terminal](../assets/workspaces/code-with-me-6.png)
![Run join command](../assets/workspaces/code-with-me-4.png)

1. Confirm and accept the User Agreement.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -341,4 +342,5 @@ RStudio:
> workspace is built.
>
> All RStudio data is stored in the home directory associated with the user
> you sign in as
> you sign in as, since this ensures that your data is saved if Coder shuts
> down or rebuilds your environment.