FYI - I resolved the issue above by using the ManagersOnly snippet and then putting the direct code to open QE for the TV in question like this:
<a href="[~[*id*]~]?qe_open=true#" onclick="javascript: window.open('[(base_url)]manager/index.php?a=112&id=2&doc=[+id+]&var=DocFIle', 'QuickEditor', 'width=525, height=300, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, alwaysRaised=1, dependent=1');" title="Edit : Download Document" class="QE_Link">« Edit : Download Document</a>
To change the TV just edit the &var= of the url with the name of your TV. I also edited the title to keep it clean and to the point, but you could also add [+pagetitle+] to the title to make it more descriptive. Humm, this could be made into a nice little snippet as well to make it easy to add QE buttons.
This worked like a charm and I can now add edit links for documents and images directly in my Ditto display without breaking the links. Cool.
