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Give gedit the Power of TextMate
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 1:30 AM on November 14, 2007
TextMate is a super-powered word processor beloved by coders and productivity geeks like Merlin Mann and Matt Haughey and available in a Windows port, but where does that leave Linux users? If they haven't already fallen under the sway of Vi or Emacs, they can download a few files and plug-ins to give GNOME's default text editor, gedit, many of the features—including word completion, quick file browsing, and highlighting switches—that Mac users have enjoyed for so long. Some of the plug-ins touted by the handy guide below are installed by default in gedit and just require an enabling click, while others require a bit of unpacking and placement. For writers and coders just getting started, it could make gedit a great learning tool with a gentler learning curve.
Tags: gnome | linux | linux tip | plug-ins | text editor | text substitution
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hometoast
Posted 3:25 PM 13/11/07
@Jim: Why would anyone pay for a text editor when there are so many free options?
hometoast
cidus
Posted 2:52 PM 13/11/07
I like Notepad++. Code coloring and completion, automatic identation, supports many languages and is extensible, among many other useful features.
[notepad-plus.sourceforge.net]
cidus
Jim
Posted 12:15 PM 13/11/07
FWIW - there is also the E Text Editor for Windows (and they are planning a Linux port)
[www.e-texteditor.com]
Jim
Nelson R
Posted 11:52 AM 13/11/07
Actually, I've been using Ubuntu for a few months before. I always used Fedora with KDE. By far, kwrite is better than gedit.
There are just so many things that you can do right of the bat in kwrite, like for example switching between line wrap or not (just press F12), ability to do "automatic tabbing" no matter what kind of file it is (If you already hit tab, after you press enter, the next line will have a tab already), way many more highlights of code and easier way to install new highlights. Better configuration of the print out and just so many things I miss. I'll probably install kwrite here and drop gedit all together.
Nelson R
richard
Posted 10:41 AM 13/11/07
And where's a how-to on doing the same thing with Kate? Ah, we KDE users are always left behind :(
richard
mr_oshodi
Posted 3:45 PM 13/11/07
to add to my comments above:
Can I run windows cli commands from within a document? or if not, what about unix shell if you have cgywin installed?
mr_oshodi
mr_oshodi
Posted 3:43 PM 13/11/07
ok. so for those who have used E-texteditor, does it integrate with cgywin or windows cli? I took e-texteditor for a spin and I can't find windows cli or not even cgywin (which I have installed since ages).
I wish they have Windows port of Kate.
mr_oshodi
fusion27
Posted 3:06 PM 14/11/07
I'm a PHP/JavaScript/MySQLer and I've spent at least an entire day of coding with every Linux editor I've been able to put my hands on (Eclipse included) and I keep coming back to Kate. It's crazy light-weight, snippets, bookmarks, code coloring second to none, tabs, sessions, code folding, screen splitting (horizontal AND vertical)... the quintessential editor already exists for me.
In Windows, I'm really digging that Programmers Notepad.
fusion27