Re: [gedit-list] Automatic refresh of files already open in gedit

["Trond Danielsen" <trond danielsen gmail com>]

2007/2/8, Paolo Borelli <pborelli katamail com>:
> On mer, 2007-02-07 at 13:40 -0800, Bryan Noll wrote:
> > Scenario I would like:
> >
> > - I have a file open with gedit.
> > - That file gets modified (either edited by another application, or deleted
> > and re-created with new information in it by some other process).
> > - When I go back to gedit, the file either automatically refreshes so it has
> > the most recent data in it, or it prompts me and asks me if I'd like to
> > update it.
> >
> > Is there a setting or plugin that will allow for what I'm describing?
>
> Hi Bryan,
>
>         this feature has been implemented in the newest gedit, you need to
> upgrade to 2.17.4 [*] or wait for 2.18 to be released in a month or so.
>
>
> ciao
>         Paolo
>
>
> * 2.17.X are development releases, but in this case they should be
> stable enough for normal use

If anybody would find it useful, I could write a simple plugin that
uses inotify, to make this feature available on older systems too.

--
Trond Danielsen