[Geany] Date (or other variable) in snippets?

[Micael]

On Sunday 13 July 2008 13.56.57 Enrico Tröger wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:44:44 +0200, Micael <m8847@ ..> wrote:
> > Something that I have used extensible in my windows favorite editor
> > MultiEdit, is a snippet kind of functionality, that allows me to
> > write "func" (or up to the full word "function") to build a function
> > comment. Typical, I like it to build something like this;
> >
> >  /*-----------------2005-05-31 13:22-----------------
> >  * Function:    spi_setup()
> >  * Description: Initialization of the spi interface
> >  *              prior to making use of any resource.
> >  *              Normally called from startup code.
> >  * Author:      MBe
> >  * Arguments:   -
> >  * Returns:     -
> >  *------------------------------------------------*/
> >
> >
> >
> > As a snippet could do this, I am relieved and excited. But can I put
> > the (current) date in the snippet? How would I do this?
>
> I just added this functionality in SVN r2773. Now you can use most of
> the template wildcards like {developer}, {date} or {datetime}.
> Additionally, since SVN r2775 you can also change the format of the
> date/time wildcards in the Templates tab of the preferences dialog.
> Docs were updated and know the details :D
>
> But for the above mentioned function description template, you may want
> to use the already existing corresponding template?

Enrico, 
Cheers mate! 

I am now adopting this editor as my favorite one in the linux world! :)

I  hope to do some testing the upcoming days, but I am not at the actual box 
right now...

Regards, 
  Micael