[Geany-Users] Lost ability to create a new file from a template

Robert Parker rlp1938 at xxxxx
Sat Dec 7 15:26:41 UTC 2013


On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 6 December 2013 22:59, Robert Parker <rlp1938 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Try without a customisation by running Geany from a terminal, "geany -c
>>> /tmp/something_that_does_not_exist"
>>>
>>
>> Did that. It just came up with 'untitled' , no template selection.
>>
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> Again running geany -c /tmp/new_config can you see if the template list is
> available when using the drop down to the left of the open button the the
> toolbar (instead of the menu).
>

Yes, that list is available from that button. I had not been in the habit
of using it and so was unaware of what it did. I've since caught up with
that.

So I am once again a very happy Geany user. In the religious war between
Emacs and Vi/Vim, if I had to chose my choice would be and is Geany.

I'm busy now adding to my templates. A minimal html5 file is in place and a
man page template is in progress.

Thanks for your help and thanks for an excellent programmers editor.

Bob Parker




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> In menu->help->debug messages there is an entry listing the system data
> dir (probably /usr/share/geany), list whats in the templates/files
> directory below that dir, thats where the templates are kept.  Each file
> there should be an entry in the menu list.  If there are no entries there
> try uninstalling and re-installing geany (note that the geany in the ubuntu
> repositories is fine, I'm running that since my distro Linux Mint 16
> Cinnamon is based on ubuntu 13.10)
>
>
>>> If that works then there is something wrong in the config, though I
>>> don't know of any changes to templates for several versions.
>>>
>>> Or if you are running with a detached menu, then it could be something
>>> wrong in the menu stealing hacks.
>>>
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>> I guess that means what Ubuntu does to it.
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>> I'll try compiling from source and if that works I'll give the Ubuntu deb
>> the flick.
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> Ubuntu does the hack in the GTK libraries, not to Geany so it won't help
> compiling geany.
>
> There are many distros based on ubuntu but with "normal" desktops you
> could try.  That still gives you the Ubuntu software selection but since
> they don't use the hacks there should be less problems.  Linux Mint for
> example is more popular than the Ubuntu its based on (by some measures).
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>> Thanks,
>> Bob
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>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Lex
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6 December 2013 17:49, Robert Parker <rlp1938 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Since installing Ubuntu 13.10 when I select File -> New(with template)
>>>> no template list is exposed to select from. It just exits without any
>>>> action.
>>>>
>>>> The Geany version is showing 1..23.1
>>>>
>>>> I use a separate /home partition so my customisation is preserved
>>>> across re-installations.
>>>>
>>>> Where to next please?
>>>>
>>>> Bob Parker
>>>>
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The healthy eating pyramid as published by the USDA and it's satellites all
over the world is purposely designed to bring about an epidemic of obesity,
hypertension and diabetes. It is wildly successful in this aim.
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