Subject: Re: Software suggestions
From: nathan r. hruby (nhruby@arches.uga.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 12:41:12 MST
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Keary Suska wrote:
> I have just moved to Ximian, and I have to say it looks and behaves much
> better than KDE, and I don't get a segfault for every other action.
>
You can still use KDE applications, even when running gnome as your
Desktop environemnt.
> I would like to move to using Linux predominantly, but to do so I need some
> commensurate development tools to what I am used to. I am looking for
> suggestions and experiences to help me along.
>
> Editor:
> As good as BBEdit: wide array of language support, pcre pattern matching,
> multi-file search, some sort of FTP support (preferably from within the
> editor), and fairly intuitive so I don't have to spend the next two weeks
> just figuring out how to use it (e.g., emacs, but I'll consider it if I can
> be convinced ;-). External scripting support, or a really great internal
> one, would be best.
>
Glimmer is ok. Should do most of what you want, scriptable in python I
think (maybe scheme?). Menu Driven, support for C, C+, php, html, python,
assembely, etc.. No CVS or ftp support, but a plugin could be made. GTK
interface.
nedit also springs to mind as does the venerable vi (spend the 30 minutes
going through the tutor files before you reserve judgement) there's also a
"make emacs works like vi" mode for emacs ("Hey! You got vi in my
emacs!") I'm sure there are others, Glimmer and nedit are what I use and
like -- after pico :)
> FTP:
> I am hoping to find a scriptable client, although that doesn't matter much
> if the editor can support or call it.
>
If you're communicating with ssh enabled machines, I'd suggest using scp
(or sftp if that floats your boat)
-- ...... nathan hruby - nhruby@arches.uga.edu computer support specialist department of drama and theatre http://www.drama.uga.edu/ ......
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