>From [the Manual](https://www.geany.org/manual/current/index.html):
> The user preferences file geany.conf holds settings for all the items > configured in the preferences dialog. This file should not be edited while > Geany is running as the file will be overwritten when the preferences in > Geany are changed or Geany is quit. In this particular case you can just set the preference from the GUI under Preferences->Various. If you really really want to edit the config file without using another editor, run Geany with a separate/temporary configuration directory (ex. `geany -c /tmp/deleteme`) and use that to edit the original config file from the main configuration directory. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/2462#issuecomment-602416813
