annoying repeat of "cant open app GEANY IDE" [Solved]

[siamhie]

I had this problem once before.
The problem:
when I click the icon on the FluxBox dock, the app window does not open

What is the name of the program?

[Melber]

" What settings are listed in the ~/.fluxbox/apps under [app] (class=Geany) ? "

app] (class=Geany)
[Position] (UPPERLEFT) {31% 100%}
[Close] {yes}

and if you edit it to

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  [Position]    (UPPERLEFT)     {31% 30%}

[AA BB]

unable to edit...becase my usual editor GEANY is non-functional,so I'm forced to edit using NANO and I cant understand which NANO key combination corresponds to M-D

[siamhie]

unable to edit...becase my usual editor GEANY is non-functional

Maybe your geany settings are messed up. You could try removing the geany folder from .config and open it again.

[AA BB]

" and if you edit it to [Position] (UPPERLEFT) {31% 30%} " ... YEH YOU SOLVED IT.... AFTER I finally figured out how to save an edited file in NANO ....NANO has no menu item FILE>SAVE ...to save edited files NANO requires ctrl-O followed by M-D (which cryptically refers to Alt-D )

The bigger issue is how did this .fluxbox/apps file get screwed up... GEANY has been working fine for a very long time prior to this afternoon and I've never edited this /apps file

[siamhie]

NANO has no menu item FILE>SAVE

With nano it's Ctrl +O to save the file then Ctrl +X to quit nano.

The bigger issue is how did this .fluxbox/apps file get screwed up

Not sure what you did but you can always remove the entry from the apps file and launch geany again. fluxbox will create a new entry.

[DukeComposed]

AFTER I finally figured out how to save an edited file in NANO ....NANO has no menu item FILE>SAVE ...to save edited files NANO requires ctrl-O followed by M-D (which cryptically refers to Alt-D )

nano literally prints a menu on the screen for reference while editing a file. This makes it a popular choice of editor for beginners because the learning curve is "look at the screen and read the available keybindings".

[Melber]

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" and if you edit it to [Position] (UPPERLEFT) {31% 30%} " ... YEH YOU SOLVED IT.... AFTER I finally figured out how to save an edited file in NANO ....NANO has no menu item FILE>SAVE ...to save edited files NANO requires ctrl-O followed by M-D (which cryptically refers to Alt-D )

MX Fluxbox comes with two "normal" editors pre-installed: geany and featherpad . There's no need to ever open nano if you don't want to.

The bigger issue is how did this .fluxbox/apps file get screwed up... GEANY has been working fine for a very long time prior to this afternoon and I've never edited this /apps file

Something or someone is pushing the window off the screen.
Do you use key-binding shortcuts for window tiling? Have you edited the ~/.fluxbox/keys file?
I ask because if I edit the apps file to your {31% 100%} and send geany off into the netherworld, I can get the window back on screen using the default ctrl+0, ctrl+1, ctrl+2... keybindings. You say this doesn't work for you.

[AA BB]

" Something or someone is pushing the window off the screen. Do you use key-binding shortcuts for window tiling? "....NO
" Have you edited the ~/.fluxbox/keys file? "
....NO but I suspect it may be due to GEANY default settings : main menu> EDIT > PREFERENCES under GENERAL, STARTUP, SHUTDOWN

I ask because if I edit the apps file to your {31% 100%} and send geany off into the netherworld, I can get the window back on screen using the default ctrl+0, ctrl+1, ctrl+2... keybindings. You say this doesn't work for you." ... CTRL-0,1,2 shifts my GEANY window size or moves the window