Permissions?

[Jim Byrnes]

1) I found to edit a file in /var/www with jedit I must do gksudo jedit 
and supply my password.

2) The jedit session that opens does not have the same customizations 
(for example downloaded plugins) that would show up if I opened jedit 
from the Applications menu to work on a file in my Home folder.

1) Is there a way to open jedit from the applications menu and have it 
ask for my password so that I could edit any file?

2)  Do I need to have 2 sets of settings for jedit?

If this is strictly a jedit issue, I apologize. I just don't know if 
this is the normal behavior for using a app to modify files outside of 
the home folder.

Regards,  Jim