Chris Reeves wrote:
On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 04:17:37PM -0700, gabriel wrote:
k now i'm looking for favourite html/perl editors i've been using quanta but it's lacking in some areas namely its issues with opening files from the side menu or its colour coding
so i'm looking for a replacement any suggestions/preferences?
vi ;-)
vi can be used for just about anything. It does some wonderful syntax highlighting, etc. and is fast - very fast.
Personally I think vi is hazardous to one's health!! It's probably more than 20 years old now, and it was designed for the days of very primitive text terminals. The biggest objection I have to vi is how vulnerable it is to typing errors. If you hit the wrong key when you're in text mode, you can easily start issuing commands unintentionally and totally mess yourself up. Personally I use Emacs, though many people find it to be overkill. XEmacs is a popular and lighter-weight alternative. I'm sure there are others out there, but I haven't had any motivation to investigate them. But one of the most basic things I'd look for in any modern editor is the ability to move around the screen with the cursor keys and to make changes at the cursor location without having to switch modes. Given the speed of modern computers, I don't think speed is an issue with any reasonable editor. Paul