[Geany-Users] adding json support

[Lex Trotman]

Hi Bob,

Lets just summarise the steps for you to check:

1. You are using Geany 0.21 or 1.22 (older may work but no guarantee)
2. You followed Colomban's advice to menu->tools->configuration
files->filetype_extensions.conf and added the two lines from the wiki,
note one is in the [extensions] section and one in the [groups]
section.
3. You followed Colomban's advice to copy the filetypes.JSON.conf from
the wiki to your ~/.config/geany/filedefs directory

These steps are all you need to have the filetype recognised for files
with the .json extension, check in the status bar for filetype:JSON
when you open such a file.  If it doesn't work, check your use of
case, thats the most common error, *everything* is case sensitive
including filenames and file contents and extensions.

4. You put the check_json script somewhere that is in your PATH list
5. You edited the build commands and the error exception

This should now give you a "check" item in the build menu when you
have a JSON file open and error messages in the compiler window should
point to the line in the source where it occurs.

Cheers
Lex

On 22 February 2013 12:14, Bob Furber <burnsmicro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, I named the top line of the Build Command dialog "check".
>
> I entered /usr/local/bin/check_json %f in the Command field beside it.
>
> I left the Working Directory field blank.
>
> I entered ([^:]+):([0-9]+) in the Error Regular Expression field at
> the bottom of the top block.
>
> Then I clicked Ok and nothing happened. There is no syntax
> highlighting of my Json files ..even after restarting Geany.
>
> I am missing something obvious, but I do not see it.
>
> What is it?
>
>
> Thanks for all your help,
>
> RF
>
>
> On 13-02-20 02:55 PM, Lex Trotman wrote:
>
>> On 21 February 2013 09:41, Bob Furber <burnsmicro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Some progress, thanks to you, Colomban.
>>>
>>> But, still some questions:
>>>
>>> What is meant in the wiki by:
>>>
>>> - "use /usr/local/bin/check_json %f as the compile command"? Under "Set
>>> Build Commands"
>>>   I have many choices where to place the command, but I do not see a
>>> Compile
>>> command.
>>
>> You don't see one because you havn't added it yet :)  Just use the top
>> line of the dialog, thats traditionally the compile command.  Note,
>> since you have to give it the name as well, you might want to call it
>> "check" instead of "compile" since thats what it runs.
>>
>>
>>>   I do see a "Make" and "Make Custom Target" commands.
>>>
>>> - "..and ([^:]+):([0-9]+) as the Error Regular Expression" is pasted in
>>> the
>>> "Error
>>>   regular expression" field immediately below wherever I paste the
>>> compile
>>> command?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> Finally, if I am successful, I would be pleased to rewrite this wiki page
>>> to
>>> make it
>>> clearer for dummies like me.
>>>
>> All contributions welcome.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Lex
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> RF
>>>
>>> On 13-02-20 12:49 PM, Colomban Wendling wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Le 20/02/2013 20:46, Bob Furber a écrit :
>>>
>>> The Geany wiki provides instructions on how to add json support.
>>>
>>> But I have run into problems:
>>>
>>> - I cannot find |filetypes_extensions.conf|, the file I need to
>>> modify on my Linux Ubuntu system.
>>>
>>> It may not already exist in your user config, but it's supposed to be in
>>> ~/.config/geany/.  You can also open it for editing using
>>> Tools->Configuration files->filetype_extensions.conf from inside Geany.
>>>
>>> - I assume I deed to add the new filetypes.JSON.conf to the
>>> /usr/share/geany folder
>>>
>>> No, this is the system path, to add a filetype for your user, add it in
>>> ~/.config/geany/filedefs/
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Colomban
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me add json support to an otherwise outstanding code
>>> editor?
>>>
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