Hello,
i am looking for text editor on GUI (not terminal command line, please)
So, which is the best text editor beside gedit?

Thank you.

Woops, it looks like i made mistake that i should not post thread in Linux - Newbie but post thread to Linux - Software

Sorry

Hi there,

I guess you'll get many different answers because everyone has their own favorite editor.
Mine is Bluefish on Linux, and Programmer's Notepad (PNP) on Windows.

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I like Emacs in GUI mode.

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/

@Doc CPU thanks for reply
Bluefish, huh? I thought that it almost like Adobe Dreamweaver but it's not only use as web programmer when i read carefully. But also, can be use any purpose.

I think i know this, it looks great. Worth to try.

Thanks.

Hi there,

I'm sorry I don't fully understand what you mean.
It hurts me a little that you compare Bluefish to Dreamweaver. As I see it, Bluefish is a simple, plain text editor, though it has some comfort like file-type-dependent syntax highlighting. But still, it's a pure text editor. And as such, it can be used to edit configuration files, HTML source files, C code, assembler source or just simple text.

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Sorry about that, sometimes my English is messed up.
I am just mean that o thought Bluefish is for web programming only, not like making software such as C++, C. But when i visit Bluefish official website and i read an info carefully, it's not just only for web programming but also for any purpose such as C++, C, MySQL and so on.
That's all what i mean.

Thanks

To name a few...besides those already mention!

kwrite
mousepad
leafpad
kate

personally, I like GVim, but it has a rather steep learning curve. Everyone has different preferences though, and my recommendation is that you try out several and see which one you like best.
a (short) list of some editors you might want to look at are:

gvim
emacs
gedit
kate/kwrite
geany
scribes
scite
and the others that have been listed.

I think that's enough for collecting information about text editor.

Thanks, everybody

Administrator level Editors or Programmer Level Editors?


Programmer Level:

Emacs is a multi-purpose throwback; in my opinion, which is a bit hard to understand at first. It takes a lot of mental Infrastructure to appreciate it for simple tasks. If you want Mad Programmer Skills , Emacs will put you next to R Stallman eventually if your head does not explode first.

VIM is more practical and is usually installed native along with Nano. Both Emacs and VIM have a crazy amount of configurations that I don't think can justify NOT altering your own behaviour a twinge. A Short Cut to correct accidentally reversed letters in a word??? This would be too much configuration.

Administrator Level:

Kate
Krite
Nano
I don't think Nano gets the exposure that it deserves.

Gvim gets my vote. It helps to know the Vim shortcuts, but it's absolutely not necessary.

Hi there,

you may be right, but then nano is a pure console application, while the thread starter explicitly asked for a "text editor on GUI (not terminal command line, please)". Except there is another editor called nano that I don't know.

That said, nano is my standard editor on systems that have no GUI, like a GNU system with no X installed, or over a remote console. I don't see, however, why you would rate it that good. It's a text editor, alright. It works and it's fairly comfortable to use, but there is nothing really worth mentioning about it. - My two cents in turn.

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I use geany for both text editor and IDE, it is light enough that it can be used this way.