[Geany] Windows Explorer right click gives me shortened 8.3 dos file names.

[Louis Barman]

Ok,

As is often usual in these occasions, I have fixed my own problem.

Using regedit (from the command line run
C:\WINDOWS\system32\regedt32.exe ) I searched for geany and found this
entry.


   Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\OpenWithGeany\command
   Data: C:\Program Files\Geany\bin\geany.exe "%1"

I modified the data and put quotes round "C:\Program
Files\Geany\bin\geany.exe" as follows:
   Data: "C:\Program Files\Geany\bin\geany.exe" "%1"

Unfortunately if I uninstall Geany and reinstall then the problem
comes back, but it is easily fixed by editing that key value as shown
above and put in the missing quotes. I even tried  uninstall Geany
then deleting every single reference to Geany in the registry  and
reinstalling but still the problem came back.

By the way what value does every one else have for the data in the
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\OpenWithGeany\command" registry key? When
writing this key during installation do you put in the quotes round
"C:\Program Files\Geany\bin\geany.exe"?

Thanks

Louis Barman

2009/6/16 Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de>:
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:10:02 +0100, Louis wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>>However there is a problem that has really been bugging me in Windows
>>and I cannot find an easy fix. I have tried uninstalling and
>>reinstalling, upgrading to the latest version, but the problem still
>>remains.
>>
>>When I open a file for example "ScintillaLicense.txt" using File Open
>>the full name "ScintillaLicense.txt" in the tab. However if open this
>>file by right clicking in Windows Explorer and using the context menu
>>and then select "open with Geany" I get the shortened 8.3 dos file
>>name in the tab so that "ScintillaLicense.txt" appears as
>>"SCINTI~1.TXT" and the path is also shortened to
>>"C:\PROGRA~1\Geany\doc\" instead of "C:\Program Files\Geany\doc\".
>>Below is copy of the Status Window messages.
>>
>>12:22:32: This is Geany 0.17.
>>12:30:21: File C:\PROGRA~1\Geany\doc\SCINTI~1.TXT opened(1).
>>12:30:57: File C:\Program Files\Geany\doc\ScintillaLicense.txt opened
>>(2).
>
> Interesting.
> According from the log above, I assume you start Geany from the
> Explorer context menu? Or was Geany already running when opened the
> file the first time?
>
> What version of Windows are you running and with which locale (I
> assume English)?
> For some reason, it works here and I have no idea what's wrong.
>
>
>>Tags to help others when searching for a solution to this problem:
>>
>>Geany 8.3 filename
>>Geany dos filename
>>Geany short filename
>>Geany 12 character filename
>>context menu
>>right click menu
>>short filename
>
> Nice :).
>
>
> Regards,
> Enrico
>
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