I was just using geany today (mainly for compiling; for editing, 'was using Kate just for taking benefit of clangd LSP) and - pressed `Ctrl - /` by mistake. and huh... word navigation back. - what next i wondered, `Ctrl - ` next word nice - `Ctrl - ]` and `Ctrl - [` for what? para-wise (i.e. broken at empty line) navigation i guess 🤔 ? - `Ctrl - b` for start/end of parenthesis?
woww! i only knew of `ctrl - arrow` keys lol. how many more navigation shortcuts do geany have - any cheatsheet?
just early today i browser the editor color scheme themes (<tt>***V***iew > Change ***C***olor Scheme</tt>, not UI themes) - and woww, geany has some of best dark themes out of the box in my opinion. I picked the following ones:
``` oblivion 2 (my current), sleepy pastel, zenburn, bespin, kugel ```
I already admired geany from long ago due to its amazzzing adherence to _KIS_ principle - it's preferences are always sooo simple despite providing options for sooo many things (even for which explorer to choose). - It's build & run menus put even vscode to shame: it's flexible, versatile, and _just works_ - and never made me feel the lack of terminal (i am on windows) - It's message window is sooo thoughtful - the scribble pad, and messages wow, no other editors has that. - its default UI theme is sooooo pleasant to eyes and mind - despite being light mode, it's balanced, it's colorful; not the dull boring BLINDING white every-modern-where else.
i have used lots of other editors (notepad++, vs codium, kate, notepad3) - but there's something in geany which always i find myself to be lacking in other editors. It gives _Freedom_ (which corporate produce, despite being OSS, just can't give), _balance_ (which so much offerings lack), and _ingenuity_ through simple things.
and all that too in just 27 MB (for Geany 1.38) (Kate: 67 MB, VSCodium: 80-95 MB)
There are some missing things in geany too - pro'lly biggest of 'em being lack of LSP support. Other one being this issue: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/3319 - Rest is all bearable. And a small nitpick i have (i am not saying to change it, just bringing in notice): a jin, or geany is not considered something good in this side of the world, i don't want any ghost or spirit with me. so, i _wish_ there could have been a better name. But it's ohkay.
Thanks a lot for providing such a simple yet super customisable, perfect BALANCE of the things editor. Lots of love.