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Wow. The textpad thing is definitely different. The only reason I boot windows (besides reminding myself what life used to be like) is to use Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks. The problem is, I don't want to have to pay for them again. Once I can use those, I have no need for Windows. I have looked at other web-designing programs but they don't really have the different modes I like (i.e., the HTML, the HTML and preview and the Graphic view itself. The Gimp is too hard to understand, but I was of course trained on Macromedia programs.
I'm curious, what features of text pad have you so stuck on it?
I have been testing a ton of editors lately on both windows and Linux and of all the editors on windows I like and wish I could have on linux, textpad wasn't one of them lol
I like the search functions. Auto search for text that is highlighted, search/replace of all open files, search in files (and folders), regex (that one needs a little improvement).
Search can be set to not bug you with, "end of page want to start at top" dialogs. Search again without a dialog popping up. ( still has "nothing found" dialog )
The search in files returns a "page" that lists all the lines found next to the filename found in, double click the line to open the file and auto scroll to that line. The "page" is read only and is listed with the other open files as Search Results. If you do another search in files, and the Search Results page is still open, then it just adds the results to it.
The block select/cut/paste mode! (Awesome!)
The ability to highlight multiple lines and use the tab/shift-tab to change indentation (on others the highlighted text disappears when you hit tab).
I can (and do) turn off tabs (I like a simple list of open files on the left).
Screen splitting horz and vert.
Easily editable "syntax coloring" config files. You can even add your own keywords/function names to be colored!
Does not have this, but I would like to see an editor that would lists all functions/ subs/ procedures of the current file listed under the open file list!
I am sure that all of these functions could be available on a Linux text editor. If I had the time, I would try to get either gEdit or maybe Bluefish to do it. But I am lazy!
Sounds similar to UltraEdit, (windows) which does have your requested Function/sub side list. Ultra edit does have power search features but I'm not positive its quite as robust as what you just described. You can do tabs or a file list on the side, syntax highlighting, split screen and all that stuff.
In Linux I mainly use VIM. But I like Scite and a few others to.
The only program I have any use of Windows for is the Palm Desktop program. I find KPilot is extremely limited in its functionality. Palm Desktop is by far a superior program. I find this surprising because every other piece of software that I've tried both the Windows and the Linux alternatives, the Linux alternative always comes out better.
I hate to put the facts in black and white for you but the reason Macromedia will not port their software over to linux is that they beleive the people who use linux are hackers, which I certanlly am not or as far as a can tellare anny othe LQ'ers
However given time, money and man power it will happen eventturally.
I would like to have an IDE like MsVisualStudio with VisualAssist.
It makes programming rather more productive and comfortable.
If a person has a habit - it's hard to make things in a different way.
I even used MsVisualStudio with VAssist (with paths set to linux src)
on virtual machine with xp to code c++ for linux -
of course it wasn't 100% cool, but quite better than sitting there in emacs (or Kate, or vi, or something - they are all good editors, though not an IDE), trying to keep in head all the structures and classes, function arguments, etc.
Otherwise it's like checking the engine of a car each time before driving..
fortunately, there is eclipse that may some day (hopefully) become mature enough
to replace those mentioned above..
I would like to have an IDE like MsVisualStudio with VisualAssist.
It makes programming rather more productive and comfortable.
If a person has a habit - it's hard to make things in a different way.
I even used MsVisualStudio with VAssist (with paths set to linux src)
on virtual machine with xp to code c++ for linux -
of course it wasn't 100% cool, but quite better than sitting there in emacs (or Kate, or vi, or something - they are all good editors, though not an IDE), trying to keep in head all the structures and classes, function arguments, etc.
Otherwise it's like checking the engine of a car each time before driving..
fortunately, there is eclipse that may some day (hopefully) become mature enough
to replace those mentioned above..
KDevelop, that came with slackware 10.2, does not cover the functionality mentioned.
Anjuta is for those using GNome, isn't it?
I've tried CodeBlocks - it seems to be rather close to what I was talking about, but still like many others - it is far from stable release-like version. Additionally, it is considerably slow in debugging.
Anyway, it matches closely what I expect from IDE and I hope those guys will further improve it.
Have you tried the svn release of Codeblocks? There is a huge difference between the svn and latest stable. I am using a recent revision with a patch to enable debugger support in xterm and I love it. I much prefer it over Visual Studio.
Have you tried the svn release of Codeblocks? There is a huge difference between the svn and latest stable. I am using a recent revision with a patch to enable debugger support in xterm and I love it. I much prefer it over Visual Studio.
You were right! The difference is amazing!
It seems like it's time to give up my tries to say "there is no mature IDE in linux"
The only program I'd really like above all else is photoshop. This is probably an over done app but it's what I want. I know there is the gimp but I just can't get used to it (or rather don't want to). It's really the only thing keeping me on windows.
If there's one application that prevents me from dumping Windows entirely it's Adobe Photoshop.
Whilst the Gimp gets better with each release it's still not ready for "Prime" Time" if you are a professional Photographer. The Gimp is very good and will satisfy a lot of people but Photoshop is the killer app for photographers etc.
Some versions of Photoshop can run under Wine or Cross over Office but the latest (CS2 / CS3) don't.
Actually, it appears the latest versions of photoshop do not run properly in Wine, as 1kyle already pointed out. And let's not forget that Wine is a solution to a problem that shouldn't exist to begin with.
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