Difference between revisions of "Linux Text Editor Trials"

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=== mousepad ===
 
=== mousepad ===
 
buggy.  has tabbed interface and standard menu bar.  no spell checker.  sometimes won't save text files complaining of a stream error.
 
buggy.  has tabbed interface and standard menu bar.  no spell checker.  sometimes won't save text files complaining of a stream error.
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=== xed aka text editor ===
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tabbed and standard menu bar.  Annoying habit of complaining about file has changed when file resides on SMB share. 
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=== medit aka mooedit ===
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medit is now mooedit.  not in mint repository.  medit-1.2.0.tar.bz2 is current for this distribution.  without mint package installation wont be integrated into mint menus. 
  
== legacy (older trials)
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== legacy (older trials) ==
  
 
=== gedit ===
 
=== gedit ===

Revision as of 14:17, 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.

xed aka text editor

tabbed and standard menu bar. Annoying habit of complaining about file has changed when file resides on SMB share.

medit aka mooedit

medit is now mooedit. not in mint repository. medit-1.2.0.tar.bz2 is current for this distribution. without mint package installation wont be integrated into mint menus.

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