/prog/ - Good editor?

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:22

Hi! Just got a new hard drive and reinstalled everything. As I was about to install TextPad again, I realized that it hadn't been updated since 2004, and that it wasn't freeware.

Does anonymous have a suggestion for a good text editor?
Wanted features:
* Syntax highlighting
* Very fast to start (as in not java)
* Free (Open Source would be nice)
* Macro support

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:38

Visual Studio Express :P
OR Notepad, you just have to be good at noticing syntax errors

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:42 (sage)

kate

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:44

Clarification #1: I'm using Windows XP
Clarification #2: I'd prefer reasonable answers

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:53

ConTEXT is quite nice

http://www.context.cx/

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:13

Looks good, even though they seem to have stopped developing it late 2005

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:24

write your own

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:26

http://www.vim.org/

Passes all requirements listed so far.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:46

>>8 Trying it right now, but it's gonna take a while for me to get a grip on it. Where should I look for a good getting-started-guide?

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 18:49

>>8

hjkl navigation keys for the fail

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 19:15

If you're using windows, try notepad2.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 20:14

emacs

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 23:08

>>12

Run 'vimtutor'.

Taglist addon is win.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 23:19

VIM IS BETTER THAN EMACS

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 23:31

>>4
cygwin + kate

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 8:06

>>15
Slow ass shit + sucky notepad clone.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 10:05 (sage)

>>16
kate with cygwin starts in less than half a second on my computer.

>>8,12-14
elvis > * > vim > emacs
http://elvis.the-little-red-haired-girl.org/

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 11:04

emacs

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 11:48

Why the fuck would you want to use vi, emacs or any clones thereof?

Get a modern, usable editor and leave 60s unix technology where it belongs - in the past.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 7:00

vi > nvi > elvis > kate > * > emacs > vim

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 8:30

geany for teh win!

Name: tripy 2006-10-25 17:26

try scite
http://scintilla.org/SciTE.html

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 17:30

syn is pretty good and open source. Its only drawback is that it doesn't have word wrap, but if you're going to be using it for writing code that doesn't matter.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-26 5:40

>>19

Try it and you might see why it's so popular. It's the second adjective you used in the second sentence :)

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-26 15:26

PSPad is my favourite

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-16 23:33

Lain.

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Name: Anonymous 2011-02-18 13:22

that's cool and all, but check my doubles over there

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Good editor?

1 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:22

2 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:38

3 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:42 (sage)

4 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:44

5 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 15:53

6 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:13

7 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:24

8 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:26

9 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 16:46

10 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-23 18:49

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16 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 8:06

17 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 10:05 (sage)

18 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 11:04

19 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-24 11:48

20 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 7:00

21 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 8:30

22 Name: tripy 2006-10-25 17:26

23 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-25 17:30

24 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-26 5:40

25 Name: Anonymous 2006-10-26 15:26

26 Name: Anonymous 2009-08-16 23:33

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31 Name: Anonymous 2011-02-02 23:31

32 Name: Anonymous 2011-02-04 14:28

33 Name: Anonymous 2011-02-18 13:22

34 Name: Sgt.Kabu蛇㥳kimanꔷ瓁 2012-05-28 20:51