Text Editor of the Year

azrielle · 02-03-2017, 04:32 AM

The only one I've used to any extent in Linux is gedit.
Prefer EditPad Pro 5.x in Windoz, to tell the truth, which I bought about 12 years ago and have used ever since!
Attempting to learn to use kate, but not there yet.

TheLinuxJedi · 02-03-2017, 03:26 PM

A difficult choice for me because I use vim and Geany constantly. Voted Geany this time.

wagscat123 · 02-03-2017, 09:59 PM

One of my friends was told during a summer research job to use Emacs or Vi over nano as it's "professional". In my heart I have yet to forgive whatever professor told her that.

Nano stays out of my way. Emacs is more than I usually need, and Vi is best for those with some sort of masochistic '80's nostalgia.

cowlitzron · 02-05-2017, 01:49 AM

I prefer Vim, a solid editing tool once you learn how to use it. I often use the GVim GUI version.

SCerovec · 02-07-2017, 01:42 AM

I picked midnight's editor as it really is my fave.
I can't see gvim and it "saved my life" many a time on X

The mcedit however is largely underestimated editor now that its development has picked up?

anestis89 · 02-07-2017, 02:04 AM

The all time classic vi. Simple and super advanced at the same time. Always there when you need it :)

audriusk · 02-07-2017, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SCerovec

I can't see gvim and it "saved my life" many a time on X

GVim is the same Vim, just with a graphical UI. The codebase is the same, when you're building it, you can choose to build with or without GUI.

wolsonjr · 02-18-2020, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jamison20000e

So. vi?

Just saw this today.
Vi [specifically] in my understanding was retired long ago, replaced by Vim.basic [technically] but sym-linked forever as Vi.
So 'vi' (or one of my aliases for vi no-spell/syntax) is what I type in my terminal prompts and it looks like old vi, but improved behaviors.
I do not use GUI vim, but that's just me.