README.win32

GeanyPy on Windows
==================

I'll try and keep a usable Windows build available for Windows users. To
update your GeanyPy when a newer installer is made, run the uninstaller
which is named `geanypy-uninstaller.exe` and can be found in the installation
directory. Once the old version is uninstalled, run the updated installer and
it will re-install the newer build of GeanyPy.

Keep your plugins in your user directory, not in the system-wide installation
directory and all settings and plugins should remain intact between upgrades.

Before installing GeanyPy on Windows, make sure to install the dependencies:

* [Geany 1.22][geany]
* [Python 2.7.3][python]
* [PyGTK+ 2.24.2 "All-in-one"][pygtk]

Get the Geany installer for Windows *without* GTK+ bundled. A newer version
will be installed with the PyGTK+ "all-in-one" installer. For PyGTK+ get
one of the `pygtk-all-in-one-2.24.x.win32-py2.7.msi` files and it will install
a newer/better GTK+ version than one included with the bundled Geany installer.
That installer also takes care of other dependencies like PyGObject and PyCairo.
For Python, any of the 2.7.x series should do fine.

**Note:** In order for Geany to detect the GTK+ installation, you may need
to add the GTK+ `bin` directory to your `PATH` environment variable. It's
quite easy and there's [instructions online][setpath].

Once you have the dependencies installed, then download GeanPy from:

    https://github.com/downloads/codebrainz/geanypy/GeanyPy-Installer.exe

Run the installer and when it asks you where to install the files to, select
the directory where Geany was installed, usually:

    C:\Program Files\Geany

Restart Geany and activate the GeanyPy plugin through the plugin manager.

[geany]: http://www.geany.org/Download/Releases/
[python]: http://www.python.org/download/
[pygtk]: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pygtk/2.24/
[setpath]: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm