Comparison: Linux Text Editors

jrepin writes: Mayank Sharma of Linux Voices tests and compares five text editors for Linux, none of which are named Emacs or Vim. The contenders are Gedit, Kate, Sublime Text, UltraEdit, and jEdit. Why use a fancy text editor? Sharma says, "They can highlight syntax and auto-indent code just as effortlessly as they can spellcheck documents. You can use them to record macros and manage code snippets just as easily as you can copy/paste plain text. Some simple text editors even exceed their design goals thanks to plugins that infuse them with capabilities to rival text-centric apps from other genres. They can take on the duties of a source code editor and even an Integrated Development Environment."

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Re:You're welcome to them.

[BitZtream]

yea, no need to get out of the stone age or anything.

What is it with people being proud of using the lowest common denominator? I can use it too, but why the hell would I given the option?

If I log into some archaic system that only has vi, sure, I'm fine, but given the option it just isn't impressive. Theres a reason I don't use those old archaic systems anymore. Its not the wheel, its not 'the best way to do it' its just the way thats been around since the beginning.