technology Text editors.

[Severed Dog Head 23]

So, which editor do you all use?

Vim? Emacs? Stuck on a PDP-11 and running Ed? xD

Edited February 4, 2015 by Memetic Biohazard

[VitalSpark 1,830]

Usually Nano or SciTE.

 

Vim only if I'm on a computer that has neither of the above.

Also, why is this topic tagged "SPOILER"?

[Severed Dog Head 23]

Also, why is this topic tagged "SPOILER"?

No idea. No idea whatsoever.

Is there a way to fix that? :T

[Lisa 5,552]

I'm sorry, what.

 

What is a text editor?

[Severed Dog Head 23]

What is a text editor?

Something you... Edit... Text with...

[Lisa 5,552]

Something you... Edit... Text with...

 

Obviously, but where are they used?

 

 

"Vim? Emacs? Stuck on a PDP-11 and running Ed? xD"

 

I have no clue what these are. :|

[Severed Dog Head 23]

Vim, Emacs, and Ed are just text editors.

A PDP-11 is a very old computer.

[VitalSpark 1,830]

Obviously, but where are they used?

 

Text editors are used for programming, writing markup (like HTML), editing configuration files, and so on. Anything where the focus is on reading, editing, and manipulating text, and not on adding fancy formatting like bold or italics.

 

They differ from word processors, which focus more on formatting text. There is some overlap though, and a word processor like Microsoft Word can be used as a text editor — it's just not very convenient.

 

You use a Mac, right? Probably the best free one (or at least it was a few years ago when I last had a Mac) for Mac OS X is TextWrangler. You do already have a text editor installed though — there's a terminal-based text editor called "nano" which comes pre-installed on all Macs. 

 

Is there a way to fix that? :T

If you press "Edit" on the first post in the thread, and then click the "Use Full Editor" button, there should be a drop-down at the top where you can unselect "SPOILER".

Edited February 4, 2015 by Vital Spark

[Raini Skies 78]

Proud vim user here. Emacs is too RSI inducing.

[Crypty Scribbles 3,120]

Notepad++. Simplier - is better.

Also FAR manager default editor, when I need quick edit something without new window opening.

 

Obviously, but where are they used?

 

 

"Vim? Emacs? Stuck on a PDP-11 and running Ed? xD"

 

I have no clue what these are. :|

You need it, if your work with plain text files, only.

Default Windows notepad is for example.

[Tom Snyder 4,111]

I just use LibreOffice Writer. Useful and reliable.

[Alan Crytex 165]

I use Notepad++ for text editors -_-

[Crypty Scribbles 3,120]

I just use LibreOffice Writer. Useful and reliable.

LibreOffice is nice tool. I'm using it too.

[Tom Snyder 4,111]

I'm writing my story with it, it corrects any grammar mistakes i made.If i spell something wrong it corrects it automatically(not all the time). 

[Jon C 229]

One day I'll find a vim config that I'm happy with. Until then, it's Sublime Text.