My perfect editor, does it exist? 1

[Tardigrade]

Hello all,

As a server admin/developer for a hosting company my 3 main requirements for an editor are these:

Syntax Highlighting
Remote file editing via FTP
Short learning curve

However I have never managed to find them together in a desktop linux editor.

Is there one amongst the hundreds of editors that do exist for Linux? I have neither the time or the expertise to write on myself.

Cheers
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Scott

 

[WoodLark]

You din't say whether you are looking for an X-Windows editor or a command line shell editor. For X-Windows, I think Cooledit looks like it will meet your needs. For a text based editor, you are much more limited. I've looked at several, but I always end up with vi (or vim).

 

[Tardigrade]

Sorry, X-windows, I'll checkout Cooledit.

Thanks
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Scott

 

[mbaranski]

Well, if you want the best one, use Emacs. It is unbelievable how much you can customize this editor, and it has support for syntax highlighting and remote editing, it can give you a shell window, it's really wonderful.

I can't believe that cooledit would be better than emacs. You may have to spend a little time to use it, but you can't beat the features. I wouldn't let the learning curve scare you away, because once you use it, you'll love it.

See ftp.gnu.org to get the sources, I would recommend GNU emacs, but some would say XEmacs is better, so that's up to you.
As always, I hope that helped!

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[Tardigrade]

I think you're probably right mbaranski, I've tried cooledit and it's certainly a good editor but doesn't handle editing remote files.

I have dabbled with emacs a while back. I think it's time to bite the bullet and learn it.

Cheers
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Scott

 

[mbaranski]

Yeah, it's great. Try the Orielly book Learning GNU Emacs if you really want to learn quickly. It helped me a whole lot, and then there's the site

http://www.dotemacs.de

to help with customizing your own .emacs file and stuff. Good Luck! Also, check out comp.emacs newsgroup, there's usually some good info there, too. I would go with GNU emacs, too, instead of XEmacs, but that's a very hot topic, and just my preference.

MWB.
As always, I hope that helped!

Disclaimer:
Beware: Studies have shown that research causes cancer in lab rats.