Questions about text editors
41
votes
30answers
8k views
What is a good text editor for developing code on?
Trying to learn python, and I was wondering if there are any favorite text editors that are good for noobs?
30
votes
12answers
7k views
What's the easiest way to get started with LaTeX?
I'd like to learn and use LaTeX on Ubuntu. What packages do I need? What is the best editor for LaTeX code on Ubuntu for a new LaTeX user? I'd also like the ability to see the code in one pane and ...
26
votes
16answers
3k views
How do I open a text file in my terminal?
There is a file named RESULTS.txt and I want to open this file in my terminal. (I mean I want to see the file contents be displayed in the terminal and not in some text editor)
How do I do that ?
23
votes
3answers
1k views
Equivalent text editor to MS-DOS Editor
While I respect the power and flexibility of emacs, vim, etc, I miss MS-DOS Editor.
It's very simple to use, has a nice color display and a menu system which, if I remember correctly, you could ...
15
votes
17answers
10k views
text editors in ubuntu? vim vs. emac vs. nano
I was wondering the difference between these text editors and which is best used with ubuntu?
What are each of them good for? Are there better ones?
14
votes
3answers
21k views
How to edit files in a terminal with nano?
Sometimes, a graphical text editor like gedit or kate cannot be used (because you're in a virtual console for example). Luckily, there are text editors for the terminal. An easy one is nano, but I ...
13
votes
11answers
3k views
What are some good PHP editors?
I'm currently using PhpStorm by Idea JetBrains, but its buggy and I'm really looking for something that will allow me to get work done without too much hassle.
Please limit one IDE/Editor an answer.
12
votes
1answer
3k views
How to stop Gedit, Gvim, Vim, Nano from adding End-of-File newline char?
Sometimes I want the last line of a text file to be a simple string of text with no newline character appended: ...eg. to concatenate another file to it.
Several editors automatically modify my ...
12
votes
0answers
9k views
Good text editor for Ruby on Rails programming? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is a good text editor for developing code on?
I'm trying to find a text editor that I can use for doing Ruby on Rails development. I have been using TextMate on my ...
11
votes
9answers
9k views
Find and replace text within multiple files
e.g.: http://cybernetnews.com/find-replace-multiple-files/
how can i do something like that in ubuntu 11.10
11
votes
7answers
2k views
Markdown, LaTeX combined in WYSIWYG editor. Is there any?
I really like the way markdown is implemented in SE bunch of sites, where I can easily write code blocks, performing formatting or even use latex on some of sites like writing $\pi$. I also like how ...
11
votes
5answers
7k views
Text editor to open 4.3 GB plain text file
Is there any text editor, which can open such file?
I've tried:
gedit
kate
nano
vim
mcedit
without success.
11
votes
2answers
1k views
gedit modelines – What are they? How do they work?
There is a gedit plugin called Modelines and the plugin is described as
Emacs, Kate and Vim-style modelines support for gedit.
What are modelines? And how do they work in gedit?
10
votes
2answers
1k views
Prepend ## to every line in a text file
I want to add hashes to all the lines in a regular text file. I'm fine with both the use of terminal and GUI - I just need to get it done.
10
votes
1answer
11k views
Command to append line to a text file without opening an editor
Assuming i have a line that i want to add to a file without opening an editor.
How could i append this line
alias list='ls -cl --group-directories-first'
to this file
config.fish
9
votes
7answers
12k views
True column-mode (block-selection and editing) text editor solution?
In windows, I used to use a text editor called crimson editor which featured the best column-mode editing support I have yet to use.
When enabled via a simple Alt-C shortcut, selections could be made ...
7
votes
3answers
3k views
Save an edited file in nano, but no permissions
I edited a file in /etc/ that I want to save, but forgot to open it using sudo. I remember there was a command to save such a file in vi, and want to know if there is any such way to do it in nano?
...
6
votes
2answers
4k views
How to use Sublime Text 2 as Quickly default editor?
I used this answer to change the editor used with quickly and it worked, however now,when I type quickly edit the command line stays on the open and does not allow me to enter other commands as long ...
5
votes
4answers
1k views
Text editor capable of running complex Regular Expressions?
I want to find a text editor capable of running and mainly storing regular expressions for later re-use. It should also be able to run them across multiple files.
I know I can get all that with grep, ...
5
votes
8answers
833 views
Cloning Textmate's functionality with Vim
Tips and advice on how to clone Textmate's functionality in Ubuntu. I've done some research on this in the past and I know this information is valuable to the community.
5
votes
6answers
3k views
Open application to edit text files from the command line
When installing the TextWrangler in OSX you also get an edit command which allows you to open any text file from the command line.
Is it possible to have a similar functionality in Ubuntu to type ...
5
votes
2answers
490 views
Batch editor for text or html files?
is there a tool that can help me to batch edit text files in a certain folder?
I need to delete or insert snippets repeatedly in lots of html files and restructure them.
Thanks in advance!
5
votes
1answer
177 views
Vim: Move left at the beginning of a line should go to above line
In usual text editors, when you move your cursor left at the beginning of a line, the cursor goes up at the end of the above line. Is it possible to get this behavior in Vim?
5
votes
3answers
80 views
What plaintext editor with math symbols integration is available?
I am looking for a text-editor with full unicode-math support. Plaintext math entered and rendered properly. I am not expecting typographical features and symbol-repositioning like LaTeX, but at least ...
5
votes
2answers
2k views
How Do I update Sublime Text 2?
I have Sublime Text 2 installed and I have it configured to my liking. There is a newer version of Sublime Text 2, but I have put off downloading it since I do not want to loose my configuration.
I ...
4
votes
4answers
603 views
What program can I use to convert text into binary numbers?
I need a GUI application that shows the binary representation of text, using binary numbers, not hexadecimal numbers. Any suggestions?
For example, the program should convert the text Hi to 1001000 ...
4
votes
4answers
117 views
Text editor that can wrap text in predefined HTML tags like Notepad++
I'm new to Ubuntu and am trying to figure out some things. In Notepad++ it is possible to use WebEdit plugin and define keyboard shortcuts for different HTML tags. E. g. "Ctrl + p" can wrap the text ...
3
votes
5answers
443 views
How to paste text from Vim editor to browser?
I need to copy text from vim to web browser since I'm not able to use gedit as I'm opening an sql file. How do I get this done?
3
votes
4answers
285 views
Is there a SubEthaEdit-like text editor?
Is there a network-synchronized multi-user IDE available in the Ubuntu repositories?
If so, how did you find out about it? This is not the sort of thing that has an easy-to-search-for name...
3
votes
2answers
677 views
How to make Geany understand the new HTML5 elements?
For example <header> and <footer> are new HTML5 elements, but as it seems in the screen shot below both the elements are marked as red which probably means Geany is telling :
Warining : ...
3
votes
1answer
147 views
Is there any text-editor which support Ask Ubuntu style editing
Is there any text editor which supports Ask Ubuntu style formatting which can be used to write questions or answers while you are offline?
3
votes
5answers
3k views
Is there a text editor for the command line that uses the same keys as Notepad on Windows?
I'm used to work in Windows environment and are used to the commands in Notepad e.g. CtrlS for save, CtrlC for copy and so on.
On Ubuntu it's handy to work directly in the command line, e.g. as with ...
3
votes
4answers
404 views
Looking for code editor software with following functionalities
I am looking for a text editor with the following functionalities for php, html and css coding:
code folding
based on indentation (best example is EditPlus)
start at an indentation level and stop ...
3
votes
3answers
320 views
Is there a gedit plugin that adds search features?
I'm hoping to add search and replace within selection and search within files. Having a search option in the context menu would also be handy.
3
votes
1answer
839 views
Cream is a tweaked version of VIM. Does Cream lack any of VIM's power?
I've very recently started trialing VIM, and I like what it can do, but its unfamiliar keybindings and modes of operation are daunting.
I want that sort of power in a Text-Editor... but if I don't ...
3
votes
1answer
452 views
How do I stop XML Copy Editor from crashing when opening a file?
I tried installing XML Copy Editor, and whenever I try to open an XML file in it, it crashes. It seems like it just shuts off, as though I clicked close, because it doesn't generate and error log. How ...
3
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I create a file?
I'm following instructions about Installing and setting TFTPD in Ubuntu. It asks to
Create /etc/xinetd.d/tftp and put this entry:
service tftp
{
protocol = udp
port = 69
...
3
votes
1answer
3k views
Setting up Latex with Texmaker
I want to setup latex environment on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit Machine. As I am making a backup system for Windows 7 machine.
I have installed the latest version of Texmaker 3.3.4.
Now I want to know which ...
3
votes
1answer
43 views
GUI for the diction tool
I just stumbled upon the excellent diction tool. It's great to check the writing style of my LaTeX files, the problem is, however, I can only use it through the command line. The output, while being ...
3
votes
0answers
2k views
Change default application to open file in Oneiric [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is “open with…” in Nautilus?
In Oneiric, the "Open with other application..." menu in Nautilus only allows to select one of the predefined ...
2
votes
3answers
266 views
VIM text editor not found
I recently started to use ubuntu to program - University standards. I was checking out different text editors and tried to install VIM through Ubuntu Software Centre. Everything went fine and I got it ...
2
votes
4answers
388 views
A text editor or viewer with folding based on indentation
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the *.dsl files as disassembled by the iasl program. Those files looks like:
/*
* a comment
*/
Stuff
{
More Stuff
{
Beer (a, b) // ...
2
votes
5answers
103 views
sed/awk make lines starting with lower characters be merged to previous line
Here is what I have
This
is
a
sample
text
How
to
do
it
?
I need the output to be:
This is a sample text
How to do it ?
In addition, how can I achieve the same with:
This
is
a
sample
text
How
...
2
votes
3answers
3k views
How to run applications as root?
I am having some strange issue with Kate and Kwrite. When I click on Open File, it crashes with segmentation fault.
I am a complete newbie to Linux, and I think the issue is that I am not running ...
2
votes
6answers
63 views
Instant-on Text File Viewer
Are there any basic text editors available that are just drop-dead simple, that allow me to instantly view the contents of a small text file? GEdit is nice, but it takes several seconds to start. I ...
2
votes
3answers
342 views
Is there a good text editor for VHDL(GHDL)?
I would appreciate very much if someone could recommend me a good text editor for VHDL.
2
votes
1answer
259 views
Text editor with coloring to highlight “non-parameters” in conf files?
Some .conf files have a lot of comments and parameters in them like so,
# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS ...
2
votes
1answer
262 views
How can I compile a C program file which I created using the Libre Office editor?
I'm new to Linux and I need some help!
I am trying to compile the code taken from this post to the linux-kernel mailing list.
I have pasted the file into Libre Office and saved it as pairing_tool.c ...
2
votes
3answers
174 views
A plain text viewer which can hide lines that meet specified regexps
Each time I've been looking for "something I don't know exactly what" in big text file, e.g. log-file, huge shell script, I wish to hide all the lines of certain types.
I wish to select certain lines ...
2
votes
1answer
692 views
How can I use bitmap fonts in gvim?
When doing actual work, I can't stand the scalable monospaced fonts that are available to me with the default install. How can I make gVim use the good old 6x13 x11 font?
