[SOLVED] gedit view line endings -- Possible?

SilversleevesX · 10-31-2011, 02:02 PM

I just went for 20 pages in Google and I could not find an answer.

I found several references to "Convert line endings," "Remove line endings," and the like.

But nothing at all for simply viewing them as a display option in the application itself.

To be fair, two pages of Google hits w/re Kate displaying line endings by some means also came up with "not much worth mentioning," to phrase the thing gently.

If this isn't possible in GNOME Text Editor, I hope someone can recommend another plain-text editor with comparable features to gedit that does have this option.

Hoping for both a prompt and well-thought-out reply.

BZT

resolv_25 · 10-31-2011, 03:12 PM

Here is the thread that might help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=868855

John VV · 10-31-2011, 08:46 PM

do you just want to see them ?
or change them

for change them you can use dos2unix or unix2dos

SilversleevesX · 11-01-2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

do you just want to see them ?
or change them

for change them you can use dos2unix or unix2dos

Yes, just view them.

BZT

SilversleevesX · 11-01-2011, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by resolv_25

Here is the thread that might help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=868855

I saw that one while I was searching, but I probably didn't read it as thoroughly as I did not ten minutes ago.

I just installed the set of GNOME Editor plug-ins, which included Draw Spaces, and configured it so it only showed line endings, carriage returns and the like. (One other element displayed by that plug-in that I may find myself using from time to time is "Draw tabs.") Thanks for bringing my attention back to that Ubuntu Forums thread.

Cheers.

BZT