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.


In reply to Re: Recommended Editor by trs80
in thread Recommended Editor by Anonymous Monk

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