Text Editor of the Year

falsetti · 01-18-2021, 11:46 AM

Bluefish is very customizable and very efficient when using snippets, regexes, and customizable syntax highlighting.
Commands and filters allow you to write macros in any language. My favorite editor since 1999.
Bluefish sourceforge project
Bluefish Web Site

gilead · 01-18-2021, 12:49 PM

Vim (again)

jhumphrey · 01-18-2021, 04:21 PM

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ed(1) is missing. ed(1) is the standard editor.
ed(1) is scriptable.
sam(1) is also missing.
I voted for vi because it is the next best thing
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jhumphrey · 01-18-2021, 05:21 PM

Also missing are adie (with FOX toolkit) and nedit, as mentioned by others above.

YesItsMe · 01-19-2021, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jhumphrey

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sam(1) is also missing.

Sam was on the list last year, but it got 0 votes, so it was removed again.

shruggy · 01-19-2021, 05:27 AM

I've found Kakoune to be a quite pleasant modern alternative to sam (or rather a cross-breed between sam and Vim). Also tried vis, but it was not to my liking.

jhumphrey · 01-19-2021, 10:30 AM

Kakoune looks impressive! I didn't think anything could outdo vi, and I am not saying it can, but I am now entertaining the possibility that it is at least in the realm of competition with it perhaps.
I am not too surprised no one voted for sam last year, as ed(1) and acme(1) do everything sam does on plan9.
I am surprised no one voted for ed(1) though. Is this the low we have reached when no one appreciates good software?
Even if no one votes for it, it should still be there out of respect for our cyber ancestors!

Seriously though, I have been using ed more often, and I would have voted for it this year.

shruggy · 01-19-2021, 10:38 AM

If you like ed, have a look at edbrowse.

jhumphrey · 01-19-2021, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by shruggy

If you like ed, have a look at edbrowse.

I had heard of it before but had no idea it supported javascript. I have it now, and it is interesting. I do not think they made the internet with ed in mind

YesItsMe · 01-20-2021, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by shruggy

I've found Kakoune to be a quite pleasant modern alternative to sam (or rather a cross-breed between sam and Vim).

I cannot see any sam in Kakoune. Mind to elaborate?

shruggy · 01-20-2021, 12:57 PM

https://github.com/martanne/vis/wiki...s-from-Kakoune

YesItsMe · 01-20-2021, 12:57 PM

vis is not sam, except a similar text object language.

weirdwolf · 01-20-2021, 05:58 PM

leafpad , does what little I need.

Lucio Chiappetti · 01-22-2021, 08:28 AM

THE (The Hessling Editor) is missing and I can't live without !

gus3 · 02-03-2021, 09:05 PM

The editor I use most commonly is xnedit, with full Unicode support, followed by gvim, and then vim on a non-GUI text console. I use Emacs for "what does this look like in Emacs?" as an academic matter.

Other than that, I use sed, awk, and some Bash replacement expressions to get things done.