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Howto make Geany execute command (F5 key) to work
Posted: Sun 14 Jul 2013, 11:23
by Uten
Fore some reason the Geany execute ( F5 ) does not work for me. I have tried with shell scripts and at the moment python. All I get is a flashing window.
To solve this I tried the command found in Edit->preferences->tools->terminal in a normal terminal, just replacing %c with rox.
This gives the same flashing window.
Trying
Opens rox as expected.
Now removing the "" pair from the preferences dialog in Geany solves my problem. Now I can execute my scripts from within Geany. Very handy when you do a write - unit test - write cycle.
Happy coding.
Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 14:13
by afishe2000
Tired of banging my head against the wall here...
I cant get this to work under Slacko 5.6.
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Posted: Tue 17 Sep 2013, 08:47
by Uten
Sorry I'm late replying afishe2000.
I'm on precise 5.7 at the moment and python / shell scripts works out of the box (the terminal stays open and executes the script). This is the default executing command (edit->preferences->tools->terminal): /usr/bin/xterm -e bash -c
I remember that I used to run the scripts in the embedded terminal window with some success. but I can't recall the puppy version. Geany in precise 5.7 seems to be compiled without the embedded terminal support. CTRL+ALT+P to get the preferences window and look for the terminal flip (if memory serves me right)
I don't have slacko 5.6 so I can't test at the moment. Could you describe what happens when you try to execute a script?
Posted: Tue 17 Sep 2013, 13:01
by cimarron
I use roxterm (on Lupu 5.1) and this command in Geany preferences works for me:
/usr/bin/roxterm -e bash -c
Posted: Tue 17 Sep 2013, 16:34
by afishe2000
Thanks to all,
Will give it a try and let everyone know.
Posted: Tue 29 Oct 2013, 08:23
by MochiMoppel
afishe2000 wrote:I cant get this to work under Slacko 5.6.
Any suggestions?
Change the command
to
Posted: Sat 09 May 2015, 02:41
by MochiMoppel
Sorry for reviving an old thread. Fiddling with F5 lately I wonder why xterm is the default terminal even in the newest Slacko.
In Slacko xterm is not a terminal, it's rather an awful hack for a problem that doesn't exist. It doesn't even work properly (needs escaped quotes where rxvt/urxvt do not), so I suggest to change F5 command to
Posted: Sat 09 May 2015, 02:43
by starhawk
Just curious -- what exactly IS xterm in Slacko, if it's not a terminal?
Posted: Sat 09 May 2015, 02:50
by MochiMoppel
A script to create another script to access a terminal....
Posted: Sat 09 May 2015, 02:57
by starhawk
Ugh, that's awful.
Posted: Tue 12 May 2015, 12:04
by MochiMoppel
I'm surprised to find you surprised. It appears that you prefer Tahrpup, which uses the same xterm script, but packs it into an even uglier Geany command:
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/usr/bin/xterm -e bash -c -e "/bin/sh %c"
A lot of bashing here. At least it works.
In Fatdog xterm is a symlink to urxvt - good idea, but Fatdog miserably fails in Geany. The same faulty command as in Slacko. Seems that nobody cares about this stuff or nobody uses it.