geany custom filetype .sass for syntax highlighting

Question

I know there are some answers around, but all incomplete.
Can't get a working .sass syntax highlighting.
I followed all the steps described in the official guide, but no luck.

Steps made:
copied from css file:

# cp /usr/share/geany/filetypes.css ~/.config/geany/filedefs/filetypes.sass.conf

with the needed .sass.conf extension. I've set the

extension=.sass

(at this point in geany Document menu I can already find the new file type "sass file")

I copied and edited filetype_extensions.conf in my ~/.config/geany adding:

SASS=*.sass;

Now, I guess only one thing's missing, the lexer_filetype and/or tag_parser declaration in the former filetypes.sass.conf, but I can't find many informations about this. What are available lexer? I tried with a simple lexer_filetype=css and tag_parser=css but nothing.

Any clue from anyone who managed to run this before?

Answer 1

Most names are case-sensitive. It should work if you use lexer_filetype=CSS. Also, I'm not positive, but you might want to name the file as filetypes.SASS.conf even it's not required (not sure), it's somewhat of a convention for custom filetypes.

Sadly, if you want to find the available lexer filetypes, you'll have to read the source.

Answer 2

geany saves the filetype of an opened file!

If you change the filetype-definitions you must try another file to test your new definitions. Closing and reopening the same file is not enough.