Ah, the quest for the perfect editor!
Here is a table with my expriences on my own quest.
EDITOR
|
PLATFORM
|
GUI or Console
|
RATING LOCAL
|
RATING REMOTE (ssh/telnet)
|
COMMENTS
|
Komodo
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
8
|
NA
|
open file process is cumbersome, nice debugger. Speed
really depends on your hardware, don't come with a slow CPU and/or limited
memory and expect to be happy.
|
Komodo
|
Windows 2000 |
GUI
|
6
|
NA
|
Right click is "broken" under 2000 and the debugger
has to be started two to three times before it runs correctly.
|
UltraEdit
|
Windows 9x/ME/2000
|
GUI
|
9
|
NA
|
easily execute your scripts and reatin the output
in the editor, this is priceless on a 9x or ME machine. Easy to preview your
output in your default browser. Nice default highlighting.
|
UtlraEdit
|
Linux (Wine)
|
GUI
|
7
|
NA
|
Still good, but haven't taken the time to figure out
how to run a DOS command. I haven't tried real hard either :)
|
SciTE
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
5
|
NA
|
Just didn't feel right, haven't used it for at least
4 months
|
Nedit
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
6
|
NA
|
I really thought this was going to be a more capable
editor, but it just never clicked with me.
|
vi
|
Linux
|
Console
|
5
|
9
|
goes against my keep it simple principle, you mean
I have to send keystroke to enter the edir mode? How TRS-80
|
pico
|
Linux
|
Console
|
8
|
9
|
often negelected as an editor and never run it without
-wb for the params, this gets you global replace and no force hard return
word wrap
|
notepad
|
Windows
|
Might as well use edit in a DOS window :)
|
4
|
NA
|
I know it is everywhere, but it doesn't do anything
to help you, and its support for \n is horrible. Was that on purpose
:)
|
Kdevelop
|
Linux (KDE)
|
GUI
|
6.5
|
NA
|
This could be a really good Perl editor, but it is
designed for C++ and C files. If you open a project you are stuck with limited
options and I can't get it to create a new perl (.pl) inside of one
|
Kate
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
8
|
NA
|
This was working great until I upgraded to KDE 3.0,
now it consistently crashes when I try to open a file. I like the file open
window and the fact that you can have console at the bottom of the editor,
makes it very flexible.
|
mc - Midnight Commander
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
5
|
8
|
This would be a much higher rating if the copy and
paste via ssh worked better, maybe it was the version I was using, but it
would add an additional tab to each line which made it brutal for remote
editing. I did like the ability to place the cursor with the mouse however
|
GEdit
|
Linux
|
GUI
|
5
|
NA
|
Another editor that just didn't click with me.
|
(X)Emacs
|
Linux
|
Console/GUI
|
5
|
9
|
It does so much, but I find it cumbersome to use since
I switch between Linux and Windows frequently. I tried the windows
port, but it just loses so much without the shell power of Linux.
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