[SLUG] recommendations for a text editor for programming

[Paul Teasdale]

On Tuesday 16 Nov 2004 10:13, john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> What text editors do you use for programming?
>
> I used to use and like TexPad. Emacs for Gnome seems a bit hairy. I
> don't want to keep flicking back to the console as I have that bug
> where sometimes when I come back to graphics there's nothing, just a
> blank screen. So something in Gnome would be cool. Line numbers,
> split screen, a sensible tab indent, that sort of thing.
>

I use and really like TextPad when I am at work. While there are lots of 
good editors under Linux, some containing nice unique features, TextPad 
is hard to beat all in all.

As a simple editor Kate is OK but it soon runs out of steam. Being a 
Software Engineer (when in work mode which is not often when I'm at 
home) I use features like 'Find In All Open Docs' or 'Find In Files' or 
'Multiple Document Find & Replace'. AFAIK Kate has none of these 
functions and is missing many others.

I tend to use the editor in Quanta which seems to be an improved version 
of Kate; but this is not as good as TextPad. It takes up stacks of 
memory and needs a decent PC to run it otherwise frustration is 
guaranteed. On the plus side it does have 'Find In Files' and a few 
other nice features.

From the command line Vi is my favourite; very powerful but a little 
obscure until you get used to it and I'm no expert.

There is/was?? a GUI editor called jEdit. Has anyone used this? I ask 
because I seem to remember it being popular at one point.

Regards,

Paul.

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