[ale] Looking for editor opinions
aaron
aaron at pd.org
Sun Nov 16 15:02:55 EST 2003
I've looked around extensively, for years, on multiple platforms, for a text
editor that compared favorably to the CygnusEd text editor I became
intimately familiar with on Amiga. I still haven't found a perfect
replacement, but for Linux I settled on Nedit. <http://www.nedit.org> It
meets most of the specs, you covered:
On Sunday 16 November 2003 08:55, Larry Richardson wrote:
> o Graphical interface
Yes
> o Tabbed window list (like gEdit)
Not in my current version... it does open a seperate window for each file, but
does list all of them under the "window" menu item for easy switching.
> o Ability to save the editor state (list of open windows) and restore
> this later - this is the one feature I haven't found yet
Maybe.... haven't tried that, but Nedit is highly scriptable via Python.
> Other nice to have features:
> o color code highlighting based on file type
Yes (for a long list of languages)
> o ability to kick off scripts from the editor (to do compiles, etc)
Yes. In fact, uses shell tools for spell check and such as well.
> o key remapping, or at least the ability to use emacs or vi keymaping
Haven't found a way to remap shortcut keys, but haven't delved very far with
that.
> o free
Yes
A couple other nice features include regex support for search / replace and
file change warnings (if, for instance, a program updates the log file you
are editing).
> Anyone know of an editor that will fit the bill?
Also, Dennis Boylan mentioned an OSS text / programming editor I hadn't yet
heard of during his Central Meeting presentation. Maybe someone on the list
with memory cells can recall the name??
HTH!
peace
aaron
> Thanks,
> Larry Richardson
> larryr2 at bellsouth.net.NOSPAM
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