On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:16:19 +0100, Andreas Ronnquist<mailingli...@gusnan.se> wrote:
>On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:38:52 -0500, >Richard Owlett<rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > >>My environment is Jessie (8.6.0) with MATE desktop. >>I require two things: >> 1. a search and replace which can include a "newline" in new string. >> 2. display/edit 2 files simultaneously *side by side* >> >>MATE's standard editor (Pluma) can handle the first easily. >> >>I see no way to open 2 instances of Pluma in separate windows - a la >>Notepad in WindowsXP. Pluma will only open multiple files in multiple >>tabs. >> >>The two files are nearly identical and need them displayed >>simultaneously for instant visual comparison. Opening one of the files >>read only would be acceptable but not preferable. >> > >You are looking for the --new-window option, from the terminal: > >pluma file1.txt & >pluma --new-window file2.txt & > And there is a menu option when right-clicking a tab (if there is more than one tab open in Pluma) - "Move to New Window" (Both these options are on Pluma 1.16.0, from unstable - the functionality might not be available in older versions). -- Andreas Rönnquist mailingli...@gusnan.se gus...@openmailbox.org
