Geany installed using snap won't start

[Jim]

On 2/13/20 4:47 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 at 23:08, Jim <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I can't remember which version of Ubuntu Mint 18.3 is based on
> 
> 18.04.
> 
> It's pretty old now and Mint 19 is actually pretty good, so I would
> recommend you upgrade.
> 
> https://www.tecmint.com/upgrade-to-linux-mint-19/

Thanks, I can never remember versions. I know it is getting old but it 
seems to work fine for me. I have been putting off deciding how to 
upgrade. In place or fresh install. I've done it both ways, but always 
have trouble deciding.

> Geany is a handy little tool -- it isn't my default text editor for
> plain text or for XML (which is $DAYJOB) but it's my default editor
> for XML entity and Python files. It has good syntax highlighting,
> handy multi-file handling abilities, and it can automatically call a
> compiler/interpreter and present any output back to you. It's
> somewhere between a full-featured text editor and an ultra-basic IDE.
> Useful program.
> 

I found a PPA and installed the latest version. So far I like it. The 
way it handles split windows is a little quirky, but maybe I haven't 
figured it out yet.

I dabble in Python for my own amusement. I've tried PyCharm, Sublime and 
VSCode and they all are way more than I need. I just need good syntax 
highlighting, code/word/bracket completion. The others I've tried just 
seem to be getting in the way many times and they all have a million 
settings.

Regards,  Jim