Comments on: How To Make The Best Of Ubuntu Text Editor (gedit) http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-10881 Jason Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:49:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-10881 Thanks for the tip re enabling bracket matching! Thanks for the tip re enabling bracket matching!

]]> By: Christoph Steinbeck http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-7733 Christoph Steinbeck Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:31:01 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-7733 What I find annoying about gedit is the fact that the tab bar is a one-liner. At least I haven't found a way around that. It makes working with many open docs and specificically the switching between them difficult because you do not see all the tabs at once. What I find annoying about gedit is the fact that the tab bar is a one-liner. At least I haven’t found a way around that.
It makes working with many open docs and specificically the switching between them difficult because you do not see all the tabs at once.

]]> By: Micah http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1228 Micah Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:08:30 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1228 I use Gedit for web development as described here: http://www.micahcarrick.com/09-29-2007/gedit-html-editor.html Using plugins, I have the following features Work on remote files over SSH and FTP Snippets Symbol Browser Pane File Browser Pane XHTML, CSS, and PHP tag list pane Syntax Highlighting Bracket Matching Smart Indenting Tidy Validation and Cleanup I use Gedit for web development as described here: http://www.micahcarrick.com/09-29-2007/gedit-html-editor.html

Using plugins, I have the following features
Work on remote files over SSH and FTP
Snippets
Symbol Browser Pane
File Browser Pane
XHTML, CSS, and PHP tag list pane
Syntax Highlighting
Bracket Matching
Smart Indenting
Tidy Validation and Cleanup

]]> By: max http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1227 max Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:31:42 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1227 Gedit is OK but what distrubs me about it is that it violates middle-click-paste. You can mcp selections from other programs into a gedit window, but if you select text in gedit and then try mcp it inside the gedit window, nothing happens. However, if you go to a different program, you can actually mcp the text you had selected in the gedit document. That's just weird and frustrating. Gedit is OK but what distrubs me about it is that it violates middle-click-paste. You can mcp selections from other programs into a gedit window, but if you select text in gedit and then try mcp it inside the gedit window, nothing happens. However, if you go to a different program, you can actually mcp the text you had selected in the gedit document. That’s just weird and frustrating.

]]> By: tenco http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1226 tenco Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:13:49 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1226 > (...) with Class Browser (...) Never knew that such a plugin for gedit existed. o_O wow. Thanks. > (…) with Class Browser (…)

Never knew that such a plugin for gedit existed. o_O wow. Thanks.

]]> By: Stoffe http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1225 Stoffe Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:08:57 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1225 Snippets. Just wish there were more by default, especially for Ruby. Snippets. Just wish there were more by default, especially for Ruby.

]]> By: JayM http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1224 JayM Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1224 What about all the plugins? With plugins gedit can be a near Visual Studio clone, with Class Browser, an embedded Terminal, and File Manager pane. The only thing truly missing is better ctags integration so that one can highlight a function name and find the tag for it. There are a couple projects that claim to do this but one requires you to recompile gedit, and the other fails to initialize. Once there's one you can just download then gedit will be in the big leagues! What about all the plugins?

With plugins gedit can be a near Visual Studio clone, with Class Browser, an embedded Terminal, and File Manager pane.

The only thing truly missing is better ctags integration so that one can highlight a function name and find the tag for it.

There are a couple projects that claim to do this but one requires you to recompile gedit, and the other fails to initialize.

Once there’s one you can just download then gedit will be in the big leagues!

]]> By: Lane http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1223 Lane Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:40:42 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1223 The thing I really miss from other editors (never vim) is the ability to display nonprinting characters (tab, crlf). Or are you going to tell us how to do that? The thing I really miss from other editors (never vim) is the ability to display nonprinting characters (tab, crlf). Or are you going to tell us how to do that?

]]> By: Yuriy http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1217 Yuriy Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:41:35 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1217 If you like gedit, I hope you tried kate during your stint in KDE. If you like gedit, I hope you tried kate during your stint in KDE.

]]> By: Paul Kishimoto http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/03/07/how-to-make-the-best-of-ubuntu-text-editor-gedit/#comment-1218 Paul Kishimoto Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:37:03 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=300#comment-1218 Re: #2 - Ctrl-I opens a similar "go to line" box I also find very useful. I depend on the "Indent Lines" plugin (Enable in Edit > Preferences > Plugins). Select multiple lines and use (Shift-)Tab to (un)indent the whole lot. If the lines are tabbed irregularly, Shift-Tab will eventually bring them all flush with the left margin. Very useful when reorganizing code or formatting text! Re: #2 – Ctrl-I opens a similar “go to line” box I also find very useful.

I depend on the “Indent Lines” plugin (Enable in Edit > Preferences > Plugins). Select multiple lines and use (Shift-)Tab to (un)indent the whole lot. If the lines are tabbed irregularly, Shift-Tab will eventually bring them all flush with the left margin. Very useful when reorganizing code or formatting text!

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