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  Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-31 14:40 +0200
    Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-08-31 15:10 +0200
      Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-31 15:30 +0200
        Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2018-09-04 05:00 +0200
    Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-08-31 15:20 +0200

#199650 — Odd problem with MATE Search Tool

I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
The default font size was too small so I went looking for the 
appropriate properties file.

I entered "scite" in the "Name contains:" box and chose "Filesystem" in 
the "Look in folder:" box.

Got no hits.
Doing a reboot had no effect.
Doing a manual browse found the is a /etc/scite directory.
To check the tools functionality I searched for "python" getting many 
hits [including /etc/python].

What's happening?

TIA

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#199651

On 2018-08-31 13:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
> The default font size was too small so I went looking for the
> appropriate properties file.
> 
> I entered "scite" in the "Name contains:" box and chose "Filesystem"
> in the "Look in folder:" box.
> 
> Got no hits.
> Doing a reboot had no effect.
> Doing a manual browse found the is a /etc/scite directory.
> To check the tools functionality I searched for "python" getting many
> hits [including /etc/python].
> 
> What's happening?
> 
> TIA

I like "locate" if I'm trying to find anything, just need to "updatedb" 
if install something.

mick

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#199653

On 08/31/2018 08:01 AM, mick crane wrote:
> On 2018-08-31 13:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
>> The default font size was too small so I went looking for the
>> appropriate properties file.
>>
>> I entered "scite" in the "Name contains:" box and chose "Filesystem"
>> in the "Look in folder:" box.
>>
>> Got no hits.
>> Doing a reboot had no effect.
>> Doing a manual browse found the is a /etc/scite directory.
>> To check the tools functionality I searched for "python" getting many
>> hits [including /etc/python].
>>
>> What's happening?
>>
>> TIA
> 
> I like "locate" if I'm trying to find anything, just need to "updatedb" 
> if install something.
> 

Solved the problem. Evidently the MATE Search Tool uses same/similar code.
Thank you.

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#199737

On 31 August 2018 at 23:24, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> On 08/31/2018 08:01 AM, mick crane wrote:
>>
>> On 2018-08-31 13:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>
>>> I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
>>> The default font size was too small so I went looking for the
>>> appropriate properties file.

There's no need to go looking ...

To change the font size in SciTE, hold down the CTRL key and
press the + or - keys on the numeric keypad.

To edit the properties files, from SciTE main menu, choose:
Options > Open Global Options File

If the menu text is also too small, that's not SciTE's fault, your
GUI settings are responsible for that. I vaguely recall you
complaining about other software display fonts being too small,
so that might be your actual problem.

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#199652

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 07:29:26AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
> The default font size was too small so I went looking for the appropriate
> properties file.
> 
> I entered "scite" in the "Name contains:" box and chose "Filesystem" in the
> "Look in folder:" box.
> 
> Got no hits.
> Doing a reboot had no effect.
> Doing a manual browse found the is a /etc/scite directory.
> To check the tools functionality I searched for "python" getting many hits
> [including /etc/python].

I installed scite:  sudo apt install scite
I started scite: scite &
I clicked on the second Help option. It opened a web page.
I read through until I got to:

  Much of SciTE's behaviour can be changed by editing the properties files.
...
  There are four properties files used:
...
  User properties file called "SciTEUser.properties" on Windows
  and ".SciTEUser.properties" on GTK+

By convention, a dotfile like that will be in your $HOME.

A little later I read:

  font.monospace  Defines, with the same syntax as the style
  properties, the font name and size to be used when the Use
  Monospaced Font command is performed.

> What's happening?

I'm typing a response in vim.

-dsr-

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