Good simple code editor needed...
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Good simple code editor needed...
Can anyone recommend a good but simple code editor. I'm sure there are a wealth of these available for Linux. I don't want a wysiwyg like KompoZer, or something as epic as emacs. On Windows I used Notepad++, which was perfect for me. I'd rather not use Wine though.
I currently like gedit, but it's a little too basic!
Which are the goodies?
I currently like gedit, but it's a little too basic!
Which are the goodies?
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Re: Good simple code editor needed...
Foomandoonian,
vi or nano are always good choices for command line programs. I find myself using kate more and more. It is a KDE GUI editor and the last few releases have made it more and more useful to me.
I am sure you will get at least as many opinions as people responding. It is whatever you feel comfortable with.
Fred
vi or nano are always good choices for command line programs. I find myself using kate more and more. It is a KDE GUI editor and the last few releases have made it more and more useful to me.
I am sure you will get at least as many opinions as people responding. It is whatever you feel comfortable with.
Fred
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Thanks for that Fred. I'll give Kate a go.Fred wrote:Foomandoonian,
vi or nano are always good choices for command line programs. I find myself using kate more and more. It is a KDE GUI editor and the last few releases have made it more and more useful to me.
I am sure you will get at least as many opinions as people responding. It is whatever you feel comfortable with.
Fred
vi or nano, eh? I've never used a command line app. I guess I should at least give one a go
Cheers
Re: Good simple code editor needed...
Foomandoonian,
CLI apps. in Linux/Unix tend to be fast, powerful, full featured, have a steeper learning curve, and are not near as pretty as GUI apps.
Fred
CLI apps. in Linux/Unix tend to be fast, powerful, full featured, have a steeper learning curve, and are not near as pretty as GUI apps.
Fred
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personally I like Gedit, it does everything I need it to do, I don't need all the sidebars for editing an xml file, just the basics is good.
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I love nano for all my editing needs, lightening fast, easy to use and no cumbersome GUI...
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I just found SciTE (their spelling/caps, not mine) while browsing other forums. It is in our repositories and can be set to format for over two dozen different languages. From a (very) quick look-see, it looks pretty impressive.
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I've used Kate for an evening now and I'm pretty happy with it. I like the look and feel of KDE apps, but they all seem to be pretty sluggish (Amarok is particularly slow!).
That aside, Kate seems to have all the features I need, but still pretty simple. Great find for me, thanks to all who suggested it.
That aside, Kate seems to have all the features I need, but still pretty simple. Great find for me, thanks to all who suggested it.
Re: Good simple code editor needed...
Foomandoonian,
A lot of KDE apps seem to be a bit sluggish when run in the Gnome environment. If you like KDE apps, as I tend to, you might try using the Mint 4 KDE CE version. That is what I am using and it is very nice. Boo and helpers did a nice job on it.
Fred
A lot of KDE apps seem to be a bit sluggish when run in the Gnome environment. If you like KDE apps, as I tend to, you might try using the Mint 4 KDE CE version. That is what I am using and it is very nice. Boo and helpers did a nice job on it.
Fred
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I agree whole heatily!
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I like Eclipse, but it isn't exactly small or simple.