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Feb 5, 2007View in Crawl 4
I've been using JEdit on WinXP and Kate on Linux and both seem to do the job just fine. However, I've always wanted to try TextMate after all those "sexy" screencasts. I may have to give this puppy a shot.
It isn't that textmate does a heck of alot more than Vim, it is that anyone learn to be using the full power of textmate in a day or two. Vim is more like a week and a half.
For anyone who's interested in the snippets (which is virtually Intype's one killer feature), gedit on Linux/GNOME is a very good alternative; the snippet syntax is close to identical (with Intype having regexp support but gedit having full Python expression support) and they function in pretty much the same way.Still, I don't see how this is similar to TextMate apart from the snippets (which really isn't TextMate's only good feature). Then again, Intype doesn't claim to be a TextMate clone from what I know.
I have to chime in about JEdit here.It's like Firefox - it may not be the fastest/smallest/quickest while still having a good feature set (I'm refering to Opera here), but it's plugins make it far more useful (for instance, web developer toolbar is still head and shoulders above Opera's equivalent). Some of my plugins are:BufferTabs - lets you have tabs to switch between buffers - there is even a tab colorer extension like FF hasConsole - get a command line inside your editor; can be used for many things, including running something like IRB. Or testing your Rails app.RubyPlugin - All kinds of features useful to typical Ruby developmentFileSystemBrowser - What it sounds like. It can be docked (as can all the other windowed plugins) so you always have a file browser open on the side. It is very useful for Rails development since you have very many small files.SuperAbbrevs - Gives you have code templates I think this is like Snippets in TextMate - but I haven't used TextMate, so I'm not sure.SuperScript - Lets you control JEdit using any scripting language.It's also cross-platform. I use it in Windows and Linux. I don't have a Mac around, but I'd use it on that if I did.Yeah, it's a Java app, and I hate Java apps. But this one is great. It has a way of getting around its startup sluggishness at least - you can let it load it in memory when the OS starts, then when you need to use it, you get a window even faster than you do using Notepad++.
I have to agree... I've tried quite a few text editors and while the latest Notepad++ is pretty good for simple things, jEdit is my top choice for big projects. The UI is really nice even if it is a funky Java app.
artgonFeb 5, 2007
I've been using JEdit on WinXP and Kate on Linux and both seem to do the job just fine. However, I've always wanted to try TextMate after all those "sexy" screencasts. I may have to give this puppy a shot.
mdshoreboyFeb 5, 2007
lol, yeah how often do you see that happening.
edmcguirkFeb 5, 2007
Then maybe someone should have waited until next weekish to digg it?
fungifredFeb 5, 2007
It isn't that textmate does a heck of alot more than Vim, it is that anyone learn to be using the full power of textmate in a day or two. Vim is more like a week and a half.
veraconFeb 5, 2007
For anyone who's interested in the snippets (which is virtually Intype's one killer feature), gedit on Linux/GNOME is a very good alternative; the snippet syntax is close to identical (with Intype having regexp support but gedit having full Python expression support) and they function in pretty much the same way.Still, I don't see how this is similar to TextMate apart from the snippets (which really isn't TextMate's only good feature). Then again, Intype doesn't claim to be a TextMate clone from what I know.
planckscnstFeb 7, 2007
I have to chime in about JEdit here.It's like Firefox - it may not be the fastest/smallest/quickest while still having a good feature set (I'm refering to Opera here), but it's plugins make it far more useful (for instance, web developer toolbar is still head and shoulders above Opera's equivalent). Some of my plugins are:BufferTabs - lets you have tabs to switch between buffers - there is even a tab colorer extension like FF hasConsole - get a command line inside your editor; can be used for many things, including running something like IRB. Or testing your Rails app.RubyPlugin - All kinds of features useful to typical Ruby developmentFileSystemBrowser - What it sounds like. It can be docked (as can all the other windowed plugins) so you always have a file browser open on the side. It is very useful for Rails development since you have very many small files.SuperAbbrevs - Gives you have code templates I think this is like Snippets in TextMate - but I haven't used TextMate, so I'm not sure.SuperScript - Lets you control JEdit using any scripting language.It's also cross-platform. I use it in Windows and Linux. I don't have a Mac around, but I'd use it on that if I did.Yeah, it's a Java app, and I hate Java apps. But this one is great. It has a way of getting around its startup sluggishness at least - you can let it load it in memory when the OS starts, then when you need to use it, you get a window even faster than you do using Notepad++.
danrysgaardFeb 26, 2007
Have you tried E text editor ? (<a class="user" href="http://www.e-texteditor.com/)">http://www.e-texteditor.com/)</a> That is prety close to TextMate and has an encredible undo facility too.
starfighter01Mar 1, 2007
I have to agree... I've tried quite a few text editors and while the latest Notepad++ is pretty good for simple things, jEdit is my top choice for big projects. The UI is really nice even if it is a funky Java app.
clyopaJun 29, 2007
I would also like to use this editor... but i have problems when it goes about various types of Cyrillic((---------------------------------------------------------------<a class="user" href="http://downloadsoftware4free.com/">http://downloadsoftware4free.com/</a>