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gedit opens different window though it should not

It's a follow-up of Why does gedit keep randomly opening new instances when opening files from nautilus? On Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity: I double click on a text file on the desktop or through Nautilus. ...
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How to enable Gedit autosave files with name of current system Date and Time

I want Gedit to autosave files, by the default name with the current system Date and time. Is this possible? If not, is any hack to achieve the same? The use of this feature is, the file names are ...
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Text editor that can wrap text in predefined HTML tags like Notepad++

I'm new to Ubuntu and am trying to figure out some things. In Notepad++ it is possible to use WebEdit plugin and define keyboard shortcuts for different HTML tags. E. g. "Ctrl + p" can wrap the text ...
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Better Python Console not working on 12.04

I installed the plugin (copied the files to /usr/lib/gedit/plugins/) but when I hit the f5 when a python file is open in the gedit,nothing happens.Only a message is seen at the bottom of the gedit ...
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Why won't Gedit display Hebrew letters in documents, while LibreOffice works fine?

I am using Gedit and LibreOffice Writer. When I want to write in Hebrew I don't have any problem. When I download a LibreOfiice file in Hebrew I do not have any problem, either. When I download a file ...
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C++ programming - Is there a way to make gedit recognize new classes?

I'm C++ programming in ubuntu 12.04 using gedit and it recognizes c++ default commands. I was wondering if I can make it able to recognize the new classes I define and change their color in the code ...
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configure gedit to always open in new window

I would like to configure gedit so that everytime I double click on a text file it will open on a new window instead of a new tab. How can this be done? Something like, gedit --new-window "file ...
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Gedit embedded terminal is empty

I enabled the Embedded terminal plug-in for gedit, but it only appears as in the picture. I can't type anything! Is there a way to fix this? Or am I missing something?
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Gedit's save empty file dialog I never opened

Every time you open a text file in the file manager (Dolphin) it automatically open a blank document at the same time. The problem with that is that when i close the file it then asks to save the ...
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Need Software to compare two text files [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: File and directory comparison tool? Is there any software available on Ubuntu12.04 to compare two gedit text files for the differences between them. I have two CSS text ...
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Cannot open Gedit display on Ubuntu Server 12.04

I just installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 32 bit. I need to perform the following command in a terminal window: sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf First the gedit command did not work; therefore, I did: ...
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Running gedit in background

So I've got this working in a 10.04 ubuntu OS in bash where I can run: $ gedit app/file.rb bash opens that file with gedit but it is tied up. How can I make my earlier command equivalent to $ ...
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How to access shared folders from file editors?

I am running a xampp server on one of my other computers, and when using the brows functionality from text editors like gedit, bluefish and Eclipse/Aptana studio I can access the shares I made for the ...
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How to display Chinese character?

I have a csv file which contains English and Chinese words, in XP I could open it with Notepad++ and it displayed both without problem, but when I went to Ubuntu 12.04 using gedit, it showed Chinese ...
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cannot get the gedit autotab plugin to work

If you are trying to write python code inside of gedit, you probably want auto-tabbing. Meaning suppose you are writing a method, you type something like: def foo(): Then hit enter. The cursor goes ...
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How can I install TextWrap plugin in Gedit?

I followed a guide to install Text Wrap in Gedit. Tried to get standard error feedback by starting from a terminal. But couldn't get it installed. Would there be a problem with 12.04 having gone ...
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Gedit Text Size plugin does not work properly in Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]

It worked fine in Ubuntu 11.10. I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04, have installed gedit-plugins and gedit-developer-plugins, but the Text Size plugin does not work properly any longer. I ...
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Gedit causes OS crash

I'm running 12.04 on a Dell desktop (that originally came with just 10.04 installed), and when I try to drag a Gedit tab from one window to another, the entire system freezes, solvable only with a ...
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`gedit` assertion failure `GTK_IS_TREE_SELECTION (selection)`

I am seeing assertion failures in gedit on a fairly fresh install of Precise. This does not happen on every invocation of gedit but only if I Edit > Preferences. The assertion failure happens ...
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How do I encrypt/decrypt file within gedit?

In the previous version of Ubuntu (eg: maverick, natty), I used to do a: sudo apt-get install gedit-plugins seahorse to have the ability to encrypt/decrypt file within Gedit after enabling the ...