Can anyone recommend a good text editor?

MadCactus · 08-22-2003, 05:10 PM

Pref one with syntax highliting etc - I like Textpad for Windows and was wondering if theres anything similar for Linux?

I tried emacs, but the configuration is too difficult - I can't get tabs the right size or auto indent to work properly.

Mega Man X · 08-22-2003, 05:13 PM

Hi MadCactus!!

Try looking in here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...highlight=Pico

and here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...highlight=Pico

Hope that helps. Good luck!

leonscape · 08-22-2003, 05:18 PM

For KDE try Kate
Don't know about Gnome.

Or try an IDE KDevelop or Anjuta

darthtux · 08-22-2003, 05:42 PM

Nedit
http://freshmeat.net/projects/nedit/?topic_id=45%2C63

Oxagast · 08-22-2003, 05:54 PM

nano/pico

mastereq · 08-22-2003, 06:04 PM

terminal nano or mcedit
Gnome emacs or gEdit

re5pect

amnita · 08-22-2003, 08:45 PM

Vi-enhanced all the way =)

shellcode · 08-22-2003, 08:46 PM

vim or gvim.

cooledit is also very nice.

Trinity22 · 08-22-2003, 08:50 PM

I second Kate. I love it to pieces, almost don't miss 1st page (my old editor)

trinity

MadCactus · 08-23-2003, 07:19 AM

Cool - I didn't know Kate did all that! Some gal...

I tried nedit but its broken for my system - seg fault when I tried to save... pity cos it looked quite good.

Mork · 08-23-2003, 12:15 PM

Beaver (Beaver is an Early AdVanced EditoR).

Skyline · 08-23-2003, 12:43 PM

gedit's solid