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ha62607 03-11-2010 09:58 AM

How to install good editor
 
I don't know nothing about programming and not much about linux os.
I have now Fedora 12 and Gnome.
I have 3 websites to maintain: ( Finnish Pikavippi sites )
pikavippi
vippi
pikalainat

I'd like to have a good editor, can you recomend any ?
Suitable to Gnome?
Need to code PHP and HTML

Regards: Me... sorry I'm dumb

jamescondron 03-11-2010 10:04 AM

Haha, you've just started the Computing World's Most Contentious Argument; Emacs v Vi.

I'll go first:
Try emacs, very powerful, the syntax highlighting works brilliantly for php and html, easy(ish) to learn, very smooth, quite intuitive and well, from the console of RMS.

TB0ne 03-11-2010 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ha62607 (Post 3894350)
I don't know nothing about programming and not much about linux os.
I have now Fedora 12 and Gnome.
I have 3 websites to maintain: ( Finnish Pikavippi sites )
pikavippi
vippi
pikalainat

I'd like to have a good editor, can you recomend any ?
Suitable to Gnome?
Need to code PHP and HTML

Regards: Me... sorry I'm dumb

Many editors, but what's 'good' to one person is very subjective. I used Anjuta, but have moved to kdevelop, which I like better. Eric and Bluefish are two others I've used, but try them all, and see which you like better.

nuwen52 03-11-2010 10:16 AM

"Komodo" seems like a good editor to me. For PHP, it has command completion and function definition pop-ups. For HTML, it has some similar functions, but I must admit that I do very little in HTML direct. "Nedit" is very programmable with syntax highlighting and stuff like that. So, it can be expanded pretty easily. There are some good "HTML editors" which I think can handle PHP also (ex. bluefish). I've used it sometimes, but prefer other (more basic) editors.

I might as well cast my vote in the Vi/Emacs war... Vi! Once you have a grasp on it's commands it's a very powerful editor. (just kidding about the war part... both are pretty good editors)

But, in this case, I'm thinking an editor more like Komodo or bluefish.

jamescondron 03-11-2010 10:19 AM

Outside of the Emacs/Vi debate, I used to quite like geany

MTK358 03-11-2010 10:22 AM

"gedit" is a good GUI editor. As is KWrite and Kate, but they are too glitchy and unstable for me. All three have syntax highlighting, but Kate and Kwrite have highlighting for more rare languages available.

As for my position on Emacs vs. vi, I can't say I think both are great but I prefer vi. Why use an editor that emulates everything your underlying OS can do and requires you to contort your fingers in funny ways just to move the cursor (Emacs)? I might use vi more, but I am learning the Dvorak keyboard and vi's motion keys would all be screwed up.

arashi256 03-11-2010 10:52 AM

vi, clearly. Those Emacs users are all crazy :D

jamescondron 03-11-2010 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arashi256 (Post 3894428)
vi, clearly. Those Emacs users are all crazy :D

I challenge you to a duel ;)

arashi256 03-11-2010 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamescondron (Post 3894430)
I challenge you to a duel ;)

<Throws down silk white glove>

Bring it, bitch :D

jamescondron 03-11-2010 10:56 AM

What do crazy people duel with?

Parmesan Graters at 20 1/3 Paces, High Elevenses!

MTK358 03-11-2010 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamescondron (Post 3894437)
What do crazy people duel with?

Parmesan Graters at 20 1/3 Paces, High Elevenses!

Reminds me of this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch Linux Live ISO
Code:

If you are looking to install Arch on something more
exotic, such as your kerosene-powered cheese grater,
please consult http://wkik.archlinux.org.



jamescondron 03-11-2010 11:10 AM

Ah Arch Linux, The Emacs of the Lightweight distro world... Totally awesome ;)

ha62607 03-11-2010 11:20 AM

Well another dumb thing again
 
I have Gnome - how do I change it to KDE ?
I have this Gedit, but I' ve seen KDE I like it more.
I have Fedora 12

jamescondron 03-11-2010 11:25 AM

Now there is a job and a half... If you've not done much to the installation, you may find it a helluva lot easier just to find a KDE based distro and install that

MTK358 03-11-2010 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ha62607 (Post 3894473)
I have Gnome - how do I change it to KDE ?
I have this Gedit, but I' ve seen KDE I like it more.
I have Fedora 12

If this is just because you want to use an editor from KDE, that does not mean you need to use KDE to use the program.


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