Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround?

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 03/16/2017 07:27 AM, Andreas Ronnquist wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:16:19 +0100,
> Andreas Ronnquist<mailinglists@gusnan.se> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:38:52 -0500,
> > Richard Owlett<rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> >
> > > My environment is Jessie (8.6.0) with MATE desktop.
> > > I require two things:
> > >  1. a search and replace which can include a "newline" in new string.
> > >  2. display/edit 2 files simultaneously *side by side*
> > >
> > > MATE's standard editor (Pluma) can handle the first easily.
> > >
> > > I see no way to open 2 instances of Pluma in separate windows - a la
> > > Notepad in WindowsXP. Pluma will only open multiple files in multiple
> > > tabs.
> > >
> > > The two files are nearly identical and need them displayed
> > > simultaneously for instant visual comparison. Opening one of the files
> > > read only would be acceptable but not preferable.
> >
> > You are looking for the --new-window option, from the terminal:
> >
> > pluma file1.txt &
> > pluma --new-window file2.txt &

That's a neat solution.
What should I have read that I obviously didn't?

> And there is a menu option when right-clicking a tab (if there is
> more than one tab open in Pluma) - "Move to New Window"
>
> (Both these options are on Pluma 1.16.0, from unstable - the
> functionality might not be available in older versions).

It's not available in Pluma 1.8.1 but your first suggestion works nicely.
Thanks