[SOLVED] Some Geany (text editor) Questions

brokenkeys · 12-10-2019, 02:18 AM

1. How do I send log message to Messages Window?
2. How to use 'selected text to bash' option, in menu: "Edit->Format->Send selection to->..."?

Thanks

Samsonite2010 · 12-10-2019, 04:36 AM

1. I would suggest searching for "messages" within the Geany manual (https://www.geany.org/manual/current...eany-workspace).

You will see that your question is not valid or at least the answer is "you cannot do that".

Messages - Results of 'Find Usage', 'Find in Files' and other actions

2. Sending to Bash would probably mean sending to Terminal where Bash is the shell? Why not use Edit > Commands > Send selection to Terminal?

brokenkeys · 12-10-2019, 10:54 AM

I want to have whatever is logged in for example /var/log/php_errors.log appear
in Messages Window. I know I could use built-in terminal for that...

And about text-bash, yes but how to use 'selected text to bash' option, in menu: "Edit->Format->Send selection to->..."?

Samsonite2010 · 12-10-2019, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokenkeys

I want to have whatever is logged in for example /var/log/php_errors.log appear
in Messages Window. I know I could use built-in terminal for that...

But the Messages window is just part of the application, it is not something you can use for your own purpose - as mentioned in the Geany manual and link provided earlier.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokenkeys

And about text-bash, yes but how to use 'selected text to bash' option, in menu: "Edit->Format->Send selection to->..."?

That is a custom configuration you set for yourself - you put in an application name. You could make the command "bash", but there is no guarantee that bash will know how to handle being sent a text string. Just read the manual: https://www.geany.org/manual/current...ustom-commands

brokenkeys · 12-11-2019, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samsonite2010

But the Messages window is just part of the application, it is not something you can use for your own purpose - as mentioned in the Geany manual and link provided earlier.

I thought that Status window was used for that.

Anyway, i've solved "Send selection to" problem.
For example, geanycmd.sh added to "Edit->Format->Send selection->Set Custom Commands" will change
selected text to base64.

Code:

#geanycmd.sh file
#!/bin/bash

read VAR
echo $VAR | base64

Samsonite2010 · 12-11-2019, 09:47 AM

Ah cool, so you just write a bash script and point to it.