Branch: refs/heads/master
Author: Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger(a)uvena.de>
Committer: Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger(a)uvena.de>
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:18:32 UTC
Commit: 9db199a6d7954ab397d1e21241a9e399acef3a6f
https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/commit/9db199a6d7954ab397d1e21241a9e…
Log Message:
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FAQ: Strip trailing spaces
Modified Paths:
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@@ -3,32 +3,32 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
## Can I make Geany behave like Emacs/Vim?
-As its default, Geany uses the standard GTK+ keybindings that most desktop users are
-familiar with. Although you can remap **most** keybindings to suit your taste,
-Geany cannot currently fully emulate Emacs or Vim, nor is it currently a goal
+As its default, Geany uses the standard GTK+ keybindings that most desktop users are
+familiar with. Although you can remap **most** keybindings to suit your taste,
+Geany cannot currently fully emulate Emacs or Vim, nor is it currently a goal
of the core project developers to make it do so.
And if really necessary, there is a Vim-mode plugin: https://plugins.geany.org/vimode.html
## Can Geany show me multiple files at the same time?
-Geany provides a tabbed main editor window, but does not support
-split windows in the core. There is a Split Window plugin which
-should work fine for viewing another document next to the main
+Geany provides a tabbed main editor window, but does not support
+split windows in the core. There is a Split Window plugin which
+should work fine for viewing another document next to the main
editor notebook. You can also run several instances of Geany simultaneously.
## Does Geany have incremental search?
-Case-insensitive forward incremental search is via the `search field` in the toolbar.
+Case-insensitive forward incremental search is via the `search field` in the toolbar.
For reverse incremental search, start a forward search then use your key for `Find Previous`.
## Can I add custom filetypes by creating a filetypes.foo configuration file?
-You can add a filetypes.Name.conf file with Geany 0.19 and use an existing
-filetype's syntax highlighting and tag parsing.
+You can add a filetypes.Name.conf file with Geany 0.19 and use an existing
+filetype's syntax highlighting and tag parsing.
See https://www.geany.org/manual/index.html#custom-filetypes.
@@ -39,25 +39,25 @@ Please see the [HACKING][1] document.
## Can I extend Geany myself?
-Yes! You can write your own plugins in C. You can also write Lua scripts
-for Geany using the Lua plugin. See the [Plugins][2] page.
-Also note the `Format->Send Selection` to command is useful for
+Yes! You can write your own plugins in C. You can also write Lua scripts
+for Geany using the Lua plugin. See the [Plugins][2] page.
+Also note the `Format->Send Selection` to command is useful for
piping text through a script/external program.
## How can I change the colors used for syntax highlighting?
-Geany reads the colors to use for syntax highlighting from filetype definition files.
+Geany reads the colors to use for syntax highlighting from filetype definition files.
Detailed information on how to find and edit these files can be found in the [manual][3].
-There is a tool for configuring color schemes, and a set of
+There is a tool for configuring color schemes, and a set of
dark color schemes available can be found in the [Wiki][4].
## The vertical scrollbar scrolls over the document and doesn't stop at the last line. What's wrong?
-For Geany 0.13 and 0.14, this is enabled by default and allows appending text with the
-last lines drawn at the top of the view.
+For Geany 0.13 and 0.14, this is enabled by default and allows appending text with the
+last lines drawn at the top of the view.
Since Geany 0.15, it is off by default and you can configure it in Geany's preferences dialog.
@@ -68,19 +68,19 @@ See [Contribute to Development][5].
## Does Geany support editing files remotely through FTP or SSH?
-No, Geany doesn't support any remote file editing. But you can easily mount
-remote filesystems through FTP, SSH or whatever with Fuse or LUFS.
-This is even better because the remote filesystem will become available
+No, Geany doesn't support any remote file editing. But you can easily mount
+remote filesystems through FTP, SSH or whatever with Fuse or LUFS.
+This is even better because the remote filesystem will become available
for all your applications transparently.
-If you have GVfs (Gnome >= 2.22) you may already have a Fuse mountpoint
-in `~/.gvfs/` which you can tell Geany to open remote files from, after
+If you have GVfs (Gnome >= 2.22) you may already have a Fuse mountpoint
+in `~/.gvfs/` which you can tell Geany to open remote files from, after
mounting the connection from a Gnome program such as nautilus.
-To avoid slow responsiveness, it is recommended to disable checking files
-for changes to not query the file's modification time. To do so, open the
-preferences dialog and set `Disk check timeout` in the Files tab to 0 which
-will disable it at all. Since Geany 0.16 disk file changes are always disabled
+To avoid slow responsiveness, it is recommended to disable checking files
+for changes to not query the file's modification time. To do so, open the
+preferences dialog and set `Disk check timeout` in the Files tab to 0 which
+will disable it at all. Since Geany 0.16 disk file changes are always disabled
for remote files, so there is no need to disable this setting with Geany 0.16.
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ If there are still errors, contact the mailing list.
## Since Geany 0.16, GTK/GLib symbol completion is broken, why?
-The symbol completion data for GTK/GLib symbols are just not in the default distribution anymore.
+The symbol completion data for GTK/GLib symbols are just not in the default distribution anymore.
Instead they can be downloaded separately besides other tag files.
-For details about this change and download information, see [GTK symbol
-completion data removed from Geany 0.16][7].
+For details about this change and download information, see
+[GTK symbol completion data removed from Geany 0.16][7].
## How can I use urxvt or konsole as terminal application when executing files?
-Open the preferences tab, Tools tab and enter the following
+Open the preferences tab, Tools tab and enter the following
command in the field Terminal:
urxvt -e sh -c
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ command in the field Terminal:
## I changed my project/general indent prefs but my document still uses the old settings!
-The project or general prefs for indentation only apply when opening new documents,
-because documents in your current session may have different overridden
-indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
+The project or general prefs for indentation only apply when opening new documents,
+because documents in your current session may have different overridden
+indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
## How do I get my question answered?
-Please first have a look at our [comprehensive manual][3].
-If that doesn't answer your question, the quickest and best way is to ask on the [mailing list][9].
+Please first have a look at our [comprehensive manual][3].
+If that doesn't answer your question, the quickest and best way is to ask on the [mailing list][9].
[1]: /documentation/hacking/
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Branch: refs/heads/master
Author: Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger(a)uvena.de>
Committer: Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger(a)uvena.de>
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:15:11 UTC
Commit: 28d902e5f89d01872cb1868c88cdb1c2c5d8b6da
https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/commit/28d902e5f89d01872cb1868c88cdb…
Log Message:
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FAQ: minor rewording and reformatting of the change language item
Modified Paths:
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Modified: page_content/documentation/faq.md
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@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ for remote files, so there is no need to disable this setting with Geany 0.16.
## How can I change the language of the user interface?
-On Windows:
+#### On Windows
-The default way to use English instead of your system's locale is to deselect the "Language Files" (aka translations) option when running the Windows installer.
+The easiest way to use English instead of your system's locale is to deselect
+the "Language Files" (a.k.a translations) option when running the Windows installer.
+Then no translation files are installed and Geany will use English as language.
-In the case that you have already installed Geany, there are a few possible workarounds to consider:
+In case you have already installed Geany, there are a few possible workarounds to consider:
The easiest way is to change the Geany shortcut that was created
during the installation. It is recommended to create a copy of the Geany
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ with your the language code of your locale (e.g. 'nl for Dutch, 'pt_BR' for
with the desired language assuming there is an existing translation.
See also the [list of available translations][6].
-On non-Windows systems:
+#### On non-Windows systems
Simply start Geany like this:
@@ -205,3 +207,4 @@ If that doesn't answer your question, the quickest and best way is to ask on the
[7]: /news/gtk-symbol-completion-data-removed-from-geany-016/
[8]: https://www.geany.org/manual/index.html#indentation
[9]: /support/mailing-lists/
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Branch: refs/heads/master
Author: Petros Grammatikopoulos <pgram1.git(a)gmail.com>
Committer: GitHub <noreply(a)github.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:08:11 UTC
Commit: 033333bf6fa36da463c2d0b76b7886bca76e32a9
https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/commit/033333bf6fa36da463c2d0b76b788…
Log Message:
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Update FAQ: Easier switch to English language (#23)
Changes as per https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/1757#issuecomment-657250083
Modified Paths:
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Modified: page_content/documentation/faq.md
12 lines changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ for remote files, so there is no need to disable this setting with Geany 0.16.
## How can I change the language of the user interface?
-On Windows: The easiest way is to change the Geany shortcut that was created
+On Windows:
+
+The default way to use English instead of your system's locale is to deselect the "Language Files" (aka translations) option when running the Windows installer.
+
+In the case that you have already installed Geany, there are a few possible workarounds to consider:
+
+The easiest way is to change the Geany shortcut that was created
during the installation. It is recommended to create a copy of the Geany
shortcut for the desired UI language.
@@ -117,7 +123,9 @@ with your the language code of your locale (e.g. 'nl for Dutch, 'pt_BR' for
with the desired language assuming there is an existing translation.
See also the [list of available translations][6].
-On non-Windows systems: Simply start Geany like this:
+On non-Windows systems:
+
+Simply start Geany like this:
`LANG=C geany`
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