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--- geany [2021/07/03 13:32] – [External Commands] context action rjt
+++ geany [2021/07/03 14:28] – [External Commands] seperated context actions, and expanded rjt
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   * ''Ctrl+[n]''
-I have one setup that sends highlit text to ''sort'' when I press ''Ctrl+1'', which alphabetises it. Nice for CSS.
+I have one setup that sends highlit text to ''sort'' when I press ''Ctrl+1'', which alphabetises it. Nice for CSS and lists.
   * https://wiki.geany.org/config/customcmds/sort-selection
-There's a related feature called **context action** I have configured to send URLs to [[firefox]]. ''Edit > Preferences > Tools'', then put ''firefox %s'' in the 'Context action:' field. This can also be set individually for different file types. If you want to send stuff to a search instead ''firefox %%"https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%s"%%''.
+====Context Actions====
+Like external commands, you can use the single context action to send bits of text off to other places. There being only one is a bit limiting, but. I have mine set to send stuff to [[Firefox]], which I use for URLs. To set:
+  - ''Edit > Preferences > Tools''
+  - Find the 'Context action:' field
+or
+  - Edit ''~/.config/geany/geany.conf''
+  - Find ''context_action_cmd='' and add your command here.
+I have ''firefox %s''. If you want send stuff to [[duckduckgo|DDG]] use ''firefox %%"https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%s"%%'', etc.
+You can also have a different context action configured per file type. To do this:
+  - Copy the files you want from ''/usr/share/geany/filedefs'' to ''~/.config/geany/filedefs''
+  - Add your command to ''context_action_cmd=''
+I have ''%%https://developer.mozilla.org/en-GB/search?q=%s%%'' for [[CSS]] and [[HTML]] files, for example.
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