Questions tagged [code]
For Questions related to code - the default text and code editor shipped with elementary OS
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How can I clear currently opened files in Scratch?
Whenever I try and open Scratch, it tries to load the files I previously had open. While I want to keep the behaviour, one of the files I opened was an SVG of several MBs. As a result, Scratch now ...
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how can I add indents to code in scratch manually or automatically?
How do I manually add indentations in scratch ? auto indentation does not seem to be working for me. I have tried Alt+Ctrl+F and right arrow key like on some other text editors.
Is this a bug? any ...
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Problem with Cirillic. How can I change code table (cp1251 or koi-8)?
How can I change code table (cp1251 or koi-8)?
I did not find any preference for it.
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How to change Text Color in Scratch Freya built in text editor?
How to change the color of texts in the scratch default text editor. It looks grey, and few other colors. I want to change it like dark black and red, blue like need to change few color schemes.
Is ...
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How can I launch a command from terminal and then close the terminal?
I ran scratch-text-editor in terminal, but now I want to close the terminal without closing scratch.
Is this possible, if so; how?
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Scratch is not responding when I try to edit a file
When I try to open Scratch, a window appears and I need to use the "force close" option.
How may I solve this problem?
I really like the Scratch UI, so I want to use this application.
When try to ...
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How can I use scratch to search through tags (function definitions) in a project? [closed]
When working with sublime I can search through tags using f12 and in vim also there is Ctrl+]. How do I get a similar functionality in 'Scratch', the native editor of elementary OS?
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Can't open a new tab or new file on scratch
I can't open a new tab or new file in Scratch. Nothing happens when I click on the + icon and the following image occurs when I close all documents and select "New File".
Running scratch from the ...
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Pastebin extension not installing in Scratch, shows error icon [closed]
When I click on the checkbox for Pastebin under Preferences->Extensions, result is the red error symbol as shown in the image:
Log file:
[_LOG_LEVEL_INFO 20:42:45.082713] Application.vala:155: ...
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How can I add a color scheme to Scratch?
Scratch comes with several color schemes by default. I can choose between them in Preferences > Interface. How can I add my own custom color schemes?
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How can I make Scratch execute scripts
I want to use the scratch text editor to execute python3 scripts.
Is there a way to do this ?
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Why can I not use Scratch text editor to create files from the Terminal?
Let's say I want to create a .desktop file in /usr/share/applications and I do something like
sudo -i gedit /usr/share/applications/cipricus.desktop
This will open that file in gedit.
If I try to ...
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How can I purge Scratch's configuration and / or re-install it?
Scratch hasn't worked for the last two months, I can't edit files: