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OpenMP activation on geany

I am new to parallel programing and C, and was wondering how to active openMP on geany or another C program on linux? It is a simple hello world i am trying to make: #include <stdio.h> #...
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How to interact with python scripts on geany after running, just like on IDLE

On IDLE after running a script/program made with python by pressing f5, you could still interact with the program even after it finished running. But on Geany, when running it, and when the program ...
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switch between file tabs in geany

open some files with geany how to switch between tabs by key switch?For example you open file1 and file2 and file3 with geany . I am looking for key shortcut to switch between them I mean switch ...
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Is there any shortcut key to align code in Geany editor?

Am using Geany editor in ubuntu 13.10, Is there any shortcut key to align code (auto-alignment) in Geany editor? For example : in Eclipse - Ctrl+Shift+F to invoke the Auto Formatter
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Question about Tidy

I just installed Geany IDE When I tried to compile HTML file I got error /bin/sh: 1: tidy: not found Can someone help
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Error running C program compiled with Geany IDE Error Code: 127

I installed Geany IDE via Ubuntu Software Center. Wrote a hello world prog in C and it compiled successfully but when i tried to run it, it gave me this error: ./geany_run_script.sh: 5: ./...
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Geany symbol menu in VIM

On the Geany editor there is symbol tab which when you pass one C program to Geany it shows all functions and classes and variables and macros in the list . So is there any ability like that in VIM? ...
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how to use the geany debugger?

I am new to debugging and I need to how to use the debugger in geany IDE. Is there any documentation or a video available in the internet related to the geany debugger? I have surfed everywhere but I ...
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Can't Execvp " No such File or Directory " Error in geany Editor

I am getting this error in Geany Editor while executing a simple program: Can't Execvp " No such File or Directory " I want to set xterm as Geany Terminal Emulator. But I think I've accidentally ...
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Executing C++ program on Geany

I recently installed Kubuntu 12.04 LTS and I'm fairly new to Geany. I've used it on other computers but never installed it myself until now. Now, I have C++ code that I've run on other machines (also ...
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How Can I Add, and Use, a Color Scheme for Geany?

I have found that one of my favorite text editors for programming is Geany, however the default color scheme is very bright and hurts my eyes when programming for awhile. There are other color schemes ...
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Text editors need root access to work correctly

I'm using Ubuntu 13.10, and I have a problem with 3 text editors - Geany, Gedit and Sublime Text. These 3 editors cannot access most of their menu items, including Open file and Save file. The only ...
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How do I move the terminal in Geany?

Is there any way we can move the terminal from the bottom to the sidebar? We work in ROR and the terminal is used quite often, so having them side by side would be helpful.
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Struggling with build commands in Geany

I recently installed Geany on my Ubuntu machine and I'm looking to compile and run my .java and .class files in specific folders, but I've hit a brick wall. Coming from Windows I set the Compile build ...
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How to get out of fullscreen mode?

I was stuck in Geany in fullscreen mode and unable to get out. All the suggestions I found on websites were too complicated (for me). I finally discovered that by depressing the ALT key and the V key, ...
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how to run java script in Geany application?

I'm trying to learn programming java script through "codecademy" website. So i downloaded Geany application for more practice but i could not run java script into that application. I created a ....
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Geany permission denied

I wanted to run a small test program, but if I execute it the terminal says: ./geany_run_script.sh: 5: ./geany_run_script.sh: ./main: Permission denied ------------------ (program exited with code: ...
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The last line in geany window is obscured

The last line of code in Geany is semi-obscured: an underscore _ cannot be seen, and other codes are just harder to view. I'm using ubuntu 12.04, geany 0.21. Is there a way to fix this?
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Script won't run properly in crontab, no path or permission problems

I use the geany text editor, which has a command line option to list all open documents. The following command works fine when run from the command line: /usr/bin/geany --list-documents > /home/...
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How to turn off geany message window by default?

I use geany to do simple text editing and viewing. But its message window takes half the area and is useless for me. I want to turn it off when I run geany. I know there is a command option --no-...
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File truncated to 0 bytes during power failure [duplicate]

Power went down while editing a file with Geany and the file got truncated to 0 bytes ... Is it possible to recover the file ?
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Geany Terminal window

I would like to know if there is a way we can display the "Terminal Window" permanently on the right side or in bottom in Geany. I have tried checking all the menu items but couldnt find out how to ...
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using Geany IDE on Ubuntu

I am new to Linux, I would like to try image processing using C. I am planning to use Geany. My questions are: Can Geany compile these programs? Can I convert the same to a binary file to load it on ...
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Why is the Web Preview in Geany slow to load?

I hope it's okay to ask questions about Geany here... I see there's a Geany tag, but I don't know if there are any restrictions on what kind of questions are acceptable. I just tried using Geany ...
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How to Set Custom Commands in Geany

I am new to Geany and i am learning how to use its features according to its manual. I got a bit stuck right here http://www.geany.org/manual/#sending-text-through-custom-commands . While i am trying ...
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How to configure Geany to wrap lines?

When coding with Geany, I often have quite long lines. I want them to wrap automatically, so that I don`t have to scroll horizontally to see what I've written.
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Find and replace text in multiple files using Geany

I'm looking for a method to find and replace text in hundreds of files. I know that Geany can find text in multiple files. That's good. But how do I replace the text? Geany seems to do it only in ...
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GUI development with Glade/FreeBasic - missing gtkwidget.bi

Trying GUI development with combination of Glade, FreeBasic and Geany, compilation fails because no gtkwidget.bi include file can be located. In fact this file is missing from my computer (Ubuntu ...
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Additional source directories using Geany

I'm using Geany in Ubuntu as an IDE for a C++ Project, and I want to use some external libraries (from Webots). However, I don't find the option to specify additional library paths (as one can find in ...
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Sluggish refresh when scroll on texteditor

it's about two days that I realized that I've got a strange problem on texteditor (gedit, but also Geany and others). When I scroll the text (with mouse but also with page down/up) it didn't refresh ...
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How do I run C++ code in Geany on Ubuntu 12.10

I want run C++ in Geany, but it's not working. Before I was trying to run Pascal but it didn't work. Then I installed fpc success run fine. When I run C++, this error appears in terminal: ./...
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Which version of Python do I have installed?

I'm trying to write a simple Python script using Geany. This IDE will automatically compile the code I write but I'm not sure which version of Python it is using. If I enter python --version in the ...
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Is it possible to launch an application in a language other than the system language? [duplicate]

I want to launch Geany in a language other than the system default English. How can I do that ?
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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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Fortran Syntax in Geany

I use Geany 1.22 in Ubuntu 12.04, but it isn't highlighting Fortran syntax. What is the solution?
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Geany / Gedit: hex editor plugin

Are there any plugins for Geany / Gedit to support reading binary/hex files?
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How to run PHP code in browser directly from Geany?

I'm using a latest Geany version from official repositories, same with a php5 package. There is my question: How to run PHP code from Geany directly in web browser instead of terminal? I know, there ...
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Geany - what's the shortcut for inserting curly brackets?

As it is written above. I came across that shortcut a few times but unfortunately I can't recall it because I found it not very useful. Now I've changed my mind and I was searching through web but ...
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F? (f.e. F8) shortcuts not working in geany

I'd like to ask for tips why shortucts f.e. for build F9 or compile F8 are not working in Geany text editor. I tried to assign different shortcuts including Ctrl+F8 or Ctrl+Shift+B and none of them ...
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Is plugin needed for php code completion in Geany?

I'm new to Geany IDE. I have installed basic Geany without any plugins from ubuntu software center. I couldn't find code completion for php when I press Ctrl space. Is plugin needed for this ...
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Installed geany has no options

I'm new to geany IDE. I installed geany from ubuntu software centre, and the window has no options other than opening a new file. I can't file any preference, tools option too for configuring. I ...
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geany cannot run file built by g++ on kubuntu

I used geany and g++ on Ubuntu, they were working just fine. But now I just installed Kubuntu, and geany just doesn't work as usual. Geany builds and compiles with g++, but it cannot run the file. ...
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How do I make Geany my default editor on Ubuntu?

I actually want to change the default text editor on my Ubuntu 12.04 from nano to Geany. When I used this code: update-alternatives --config editor .. I don't see Geany in the list. So to add Geany,...
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How to open directories in geany IDE?

I have a directory already created which has sub-directories in it, it was created by Eclipse IDE. And now, I'm willing to continue developing the same project using a different IDE - Geany IDE. But,...
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How does run option in geany text editor work?

I have seen the run option (F5) in the Geany text editor. If I run an HTML file it opens a browser and in case of php code it will show all the html content on the terminal. I was wondering what ...
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Terminal in Geany

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04, I am a big fan of Geany, but now i don't have the terminal at the base of the window. I have tried to change the terminal preferences, without success. any ideas?
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How to make Geany understand the new HTML5 elements?

For example <header> and <footer> are new HTML5 elements, but as it seems in the screen shot below both the elements are marked as red which probably means Geany is telling : Warining : ...
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ifort with geany problem

I've changed my build/compile commands on geany to use Intel's Fortran: ifort -c "%f" ifort "%f" -o "%e" When I try compiling, I get the following error: ifort "file.f90" -o "file" (in ...
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Geany unnecessarily truncates active filename in titlebar

In my quest for a relatively fat-free editor that still autoloads last session and has syntax highlighting, I became dependent on Geany, customizing it, installed some plugins etc. Is there a way to ...
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How do I keep Geany's versions updated after installing it in my system?

When will Geany 0.21 be in the repos, instead of Geany 0.20? Whose responsibility is it, Ubuntu or Geany? I wasn't sure of where I could get packages information, so I just used Ask Ubuntu.
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