<p><a href="https://github.com/johndeep" class="user-mention">@Johndeep</a> all Geany settings <strong>are</strong> represented in editable text files.  All settings are stored in <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.52/glib-Key-value-file-parser.html#glib-Key-value-file-parser.description">Gkeyfiles</a> which are just like the olde fashioned <code>.ini</code> files.</p>
<p>The user prefs, project files, colour schemes and filetype files (including <code>filetypes.common</code>) are this format.  The only trap is that Geany does not reload them if you edit them while its open, and user and open projects get overwritten on close.</p>

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