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== Mint 20 ==
=== sed ===
default editor, only has the awful hamburger menu. 
=== mousepad ===
buggy.  has tabbed interface and standard menu bar.  no spell checker.  sometimes won't save text files complaining of a stream error.
== legacy (older trials)


=== gedit ===
=== gedit ===

Revision as of 12:09, 31 July 2023

Features Desired

  • x.org gui interface
  • No time-sync file overwrite issues on SMB network shares
  • Spell Check
  • Interface color schemes
  • Tabbed files

Mint 20

sed

default editor, only has the awful hamburger menu.

mousepad

buggy. has tabbed interface and standard menu bar. no spell checker. sometimes won't save text files complaining of a stream error.

== legacy (older trials)

gedit

kate

leafpad

medit

  • + better handling of saving to network share
  • - lacks spell check
  • - only uses the color scheme of the windows manager
  • + tabbed open files
  • + easy install direct from mint repository with apt
  • + gtk native

xed

xfw

xfw is X File Write