Re: Programmers Text Editor
On 17:02 Sat 03 Nov , Richard wrote:
> Looking to get into programming for linux,
> would like to do: Java, Perl & Lisp
>
> What editors (IDE or RAD) environment application would work
> or if needed to run 2 or 3 different editors that would be fine too.
>
> (please no: emacs or vi (or command line apps)
>
What have you got against emacs or vi?
> wanting something that would be better than xcode on the mac,
> which contain all libraries, and syntax for dozen of languages,
> it just made it easier to type and see a drop down command choice,
> from the contextual menu. with a built-in debugger..neat.
>
Never used a mac so don't know xcode but Bluefish
http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/
is a fairly simple editor with syntax highlighting for many languages or
perhaps Eclipse http://www.eclipse.org might suit you better. Plenty of
plugins for various langs but somewhat steeper learning curve.
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Regards, John
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