Re: Editor

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 Website4S@aol.com wrote: > I know this has been asked before but I can`t seem to get the archive > email thingy to work, basically I`m looking for a free or cheap editor > that has the lines numbered so that it`s a bit easier for me to debug > my scripts. If you're on windows: UltraEdit Homesite EditPlus The major benefit of these is the syntax hilighting, Editplus is configurable enough to allow you to define your own color coding for other languages it doesn't yet support. They all show line numbers, and I'm fairly certain that they also let you block indent (tab, shift-tab). The last major benefit is that you can set a column marker. Usually it's a line drawn down the editor window at a certain column width, so you know where the 80 column limit is, for example. They all support tab-as-space and tab emulation too - big time saver there. If you're on Unix: glimmer nedit bluefish Unfortunately editors in unix are as bare-boned as unix itself. Tab emulation? Maybe. Block indent? Hell no. Column marker? Nope. Syntax hilighting? Yes, but good luck defining the triggered elements. I use glimmer, but bluefish is better. Unfortunately, bluefish is nowhere near as configurable, and it lacked the ability to override the hilight colors - a really annoying piece. It also lacked tab-emulation, and tab-as-space. Bluefish is more like homesite or editplus, though - so you may want to use it anyway. Can somebody out there tell me about a unix/linux editor with the following features? 1.) Tab emulation and tab-as-space. 2.) Block indenting! 3.) Column Markers 4.) Configurable Syntax hilighting. 5.) Left-side directory browser? 6.) Edit over FTP? 7.) Versioning (CVS) integration? You'll note that all of the windows editors I mentioned have *all* of these features, and none of the unix/linux ones have 2, 6, or 7. I'd even pay for a good editor, if I could find one. I've looked at about 20 different unix editors, and the three I listed are about as good as you'll find. Good luck! -- +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Shaun M. Thomas INN Database Programmer | | Phone: (309) 743-0812 Fax : (309) 743-0830 | | Email: sthomas@townnews.com AIM : trifthen | | Web : www.townnews.com | | | | "Most of our lives are about proving something, either to | | "ourselves or to someone else." | | -- Anonymous | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+