Revision: 1482 http://svn.sourceforge.net/geany/?rev=1482&view=rev Author: ntrel Date: 2007-04-27 09:22:53 -0700 (Fri, 27 Apr 2007)
Log Message: ----------- Add Project Management section.
Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/ChangeLog trunk/doc/geany.docbook
Modified: trunk/ChangeLog =================================================================== --- trunk/ChangeLog 2007-04-27 15:10:25 UTC (rev 1481) +++ trunk/ChangeLog 2007-04-27 16:22:53 UTC (rev 1482) @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ * doc/geany.docbook: Update Global Tags section now all filetypes can be generated. Comment out 'should be written' from Preferences section. + * doc/geany.docbook: + Add Project Management section.
2007-04-25 Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven@btinternet.com
Modified: trunk/doc/geany.docbook =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/geany.docbook 2007-04-27 15:10:25 UTC (rev 1481) +++ trunk/doc/geany.docbook 2007-04-27 16:22:53 UTC (rev 1482) @@ -1256,6 +1256,73 @@ </para> </section> </section> + <section id="project_management"> + <title>Project Management</title> + <para> + Project Management is optional in <application>Geany</application>. + Currently it can be used for: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Running <emphasis>Make</emphasis> from the project's base + directory.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Setting a custom <emphasis>Run</emphasis> command specific to + the project.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para> + As long as a project is open, the Make and Run commands will use the project's + settings, instead of the defaults. These will be used whichever document is + currently displayed. + </para> + <para> + The current project's settings are saved when it is closed, or when + <application>Geany</application> is shutdown. + When restarting <application>Geany</application>, the previously opened project file + that was in use at the end of the last session will be reopened. + </para> + <section> + <title>New Project</title> + <para> + To create a new project, fill in the <emphasis>Name</emphasis> field. By default + this will setup a new project file <filename>~/projects/name.geany</filename>. + Usually it's best to store all your project files in the same directory + (they are independent of any source directory trees). + </para> + <para> + The <emphasis>Base path</emphasis> text field is setup to use + <filename>~/projects/name</filename>. This can safely be set to any existing path + - it will not touch the file structure contained in it. + </para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Project Properties</title> + <para> + You can set an optional description for the project, but it is not used elsewhere by + <application>Geany</application>. + </para> + <para> + The <emphasis>Base path</emphasis> field is used as the directory to run the + Make command in. + </para> + <para> + The <emphasis>Run</emphasis> command overrides the default run command. You can + set this to the executable or main script file for the project, and append any + command-line arguments. + </para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Close Project</title> + <para> + Project file settings are saved when the project is closed. + </para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Open Project</title> + <para> + The <emphasis>Open</emphasis> command displays a standard file chooser, starting + in <filename>~/projects</filename>. + </para> + </section> + </section> <section id="build_system"> <title>Build system</title> <para>
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