[Geany-Users] Geany “send current selection to” command line or batch file(as argument) or browser in Windows

[Lex Trotman]

On 6 November 2015 at 05:14, VIVEK SHAH <viveklucky1848 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well is there any general global variable (like GEDIT_CURRENT_SELECTION for
> Gedit) which stores the currently selected word so I can send it to browser
> like "firefox http://php.net/%s" or "chrome http://php.net/%s" in
> Windows/Ubuntu linux geany ?

The manual gives an example of using the context action for this.

>
> How many variables are there like (%s) in geany and where can I get list of
> them and their usage possibilities ?

Substitutions applicable vary depending on the context, they are
documented in the manual under the relevant context.

Cheers
Lex

>
> On 5 November 2015 at 04:21, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 5 November 2015 at 06:03, Vivek <viveklucky1848 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I am using Geany version 1.25 on Windows 7 x64.
>> >
>> > I tried to send current selected text by setting `Context Menu >> Format
>> > >>
>> > Send selection to` but it isn't working.
>> >
>> > I can't figure out how to send current open file's selected text to any
>> > of
>> > the below options:
>> >
>> >  1. Windows Terminal
>> >  2. Self-executable Batch file
>> >  3. Browser(firefox or chrome, running as command)
>>
>> What exactly is the command you are using?
>>
>> Do these programs read text from their standard input and send the
>> result to their standard output?  Note the output from the commands
>> replaces the selection, see
>>
>> http://www.geany.org/manual/current/index.html#sending-text-through-custom-commands.
>>
>> >
>> > %s is not displaying anything at all, just blank.
>>
>> This does not relate to custom commands, its used in the context
>> action command, see
>> http://www.geany.org/manual/current/index.html#context-actions
>>
>> Cheers
>> Lex
>>
>> >
>> > Need solution for all above issues.
>> >
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