[Geany-devel] Proposed patch to fix issues with command line file loading

[Dimitar Zhekov]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:01:06 +0100
Colomban Wendling <lists.ban at herbesfolles.org> wrote:

> >> 2) trying to open a file (eg from double clicking in nautilus) will
> >> screw your session as command line loading of single files ignores your
> >> session opened files, except if geany was already opened.
> > 
> > SciTE will do the same, and so will UltraEdit (the very old versions I
> > used). If you want a permanent session, create a project.
> I don't think so.
> First, it is an inconsistent behavior: ATM, opening a file with e.g.
> `geany myfile` will NOT result on the same state depending on whether
> Geany is already opened or not. If Geany is already running, the file
> will be appended to the session, but if Geany wasn't running, the
> session not only don't load, but will be lost (since a new one is saved
> on quit).

For me that's pretty consistent: when I click a file, Geany will open
that exact file only, be it in existing instance, if any, or in a new
instance. Why should it reload some temporarily edited/viewed files,
when I explicitly specified which file I want open?

However, loading the previous files when a file is clicked if "Load
files from the last session" is true, which this patch tries to
achieve, would also be logical.

> I personally use projects for the projects I work on a lot, and for
> which I want almost all its files opened, and the default session for
> everything else. Say, a standalone file to edit, a file part of a source
> tree I don't work on enough to have a project file for it, etc.
> This does NOT mean that my session is something I don't care to loose.

You can a project and name it "Default Session". Or even several of
those.

> And anyway, why use the session if you don't care about the opened files?

Why not use a "Default Session" if you care for them? You can even
modify your .lnk file, panel command or menu entry to run "geany
~/path/Default.geany", except that not all DE-s allow menu editing.

BTW, I checked my Visual Studio 2008 today - it too works as Geany /
SciTE / Ultra 7.

> I haven't tested the patch yet, but the raised problem is a real concern
> IMHO. Well, it concerns me :)

Breaks geany -i filename.

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E-gards: Jimmy