On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I know this has been asked before but I can`t seem to get the archive
> email thingy to work, basically I`m looking for a free or cheap editor
> that has the lines numbered so that it`s a bit easier for me to debug
> my scripts.
If you're on windows:
UltraEdit
Homesite
EditPlus
The major benefit of these is the syntax hilighting, Editplus is
configurable enough to allow you to define your own color coding for other
languages it doesn't yet support. They all show line numbers, and I'm
fairly certain that they also let you block indent (tab, shift-tab). The
last major benefit is that you can set a column marker. Usually it's a
line drawn down the editor window at a certain column width, so you know
where the 80 column limit is, for example. They all support tab-as-space
and tab emulation too - big time saver there.
If you're on Unix:
glimmer
nedit
bluefish
Unfortunately editors in unix are as bare-boned as unix itself. Tab
emulation? Maybe. Block indent? Hell no. Column marker? Nope. Syntax
hilighting? Yes, but good luck defining the triggered elements. I use
glimmer, but bluefish is better. Unfortunately, bluefish is nowhere near
as configurable, and it lacked the ability to override the hilight colors
- a really annoying piece. It also lacked tab-emulation, and
tab-as-space. Bluefish is more like homesite or editplus, though - so you
may want to use it anyway.
Can somebody out there tell me about a unix/linux editor with the
following features?
1.) Tab emulation and tab-as-space.
2.) Block indenting!
3.) Column Markers
4.) Configurable Syntax hilighting.
5.) Left-side directory browser?
6.) Edit over FTP?
7.) Versioning (CVS) integration?
You'll note that all of the windows editors I mentioned have *all* of
these features, and none of the unix/linux ones have 2, 6, or 7. I'd even
pay for a good editor, if I could find one. I've looked at about 20
different unix editors, and the three I listed are about as good as you'll
find.
Good luck!
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