Go-To Definition Plugin for Gedit 3

This plug-in will allow user to jump to the definition of the identifier selected and highlight it.

Note: A part of this plug-in based on the work of Masatoshi Tsushima

Requirements

The plugin requires exuberant-ctags to be installed on the system.

To install Exuberant Ctags on Ubuntu, use the following command:

	sudo apt-get install exuberant-ctags

The plug-in was developed and tested for Gedit 3.14

Installation

• Download the archive on your computer

• Extract the files.

• Open a terminal window and navigate to the extracted folder.

• Type sh install.sh and hit Enter and you're good to go.

Usage

• Go to the menu and click on Select Root Folder (this can be your project folder which contains all your related files)

• Open any file which belongs to your Root Folder (or Project folder) and right click on any identifier. If the context menu shows the Go-To Definition option, then click on it and it will take you to the definition of the identifier.

• Alternatively you can press Ctrl+F1 on the identifier and it will do the same.

• Keep refershing the tags after making changes in your project.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• To select root folder: Ctrl + Alt + O
• To check your current root folder: Ctrl + Alt + C
• To check your current root folder: Ctrl + Alt + R
• To go to the definition of an identifier: Ctrl+F1

Languages Supported

This plug-in supports all the languages supported by Exuberant Ctags. But, full fledge functionality may not be available for all. It should work well for C, Python, C++, Ruby. Although the plug-in is being tested exhaustively and it will soon work for all supported languages.

Known Issues

• When selecting from multiple matches, the numeric keypad's Enter key doesn't work
• Certain kinds of tags are not generated by ctags. Hence, navigating to those isn't possible.

If you come across any issue, then please report it.