linux html editor

badcompany · 28 Apr 2013 at 22:01

what is the recommended editor? just for small time stuff.

moss · 28 Apr 2013 at 22:14

Geany isn't too bad, I personally use Sublime Text 2 which isn't free but the trial has no time limitations.

inSilica · 29 Apr 2013 at 17:05

Sublime is good, vim even better once you learn to use it correctly.

Are you after a gui editor? Maybe try bluefish editor.

Throrik · 30 Apr 2013 at 10:49

If it's only for quick, small modifications I would second the Vim suggestion, you don't even have to learn too much for quick HTML writing, or perhaps Nano if you don't want the learning curve, and/or advantages of Vim but the lightweight editor.

Cuchulain · 30 Apr 2013 at 10:57

Def. vim if you only have command line access

cb_linus · 30 Apr 2013 at 19:23

inSilica said:
Are you after a gui editor? Maybe try bluefish editor.

Bluefish is good

uniQ · 30 Apr 2013 at 19:47

I quite like Scratch for quick edits:

https://launchpad.net/scratch/

melvis · 1 May 2013 at 07:02

gedit ftw

Number_25 · 1 May 2013 at 12:50

MotherMayI · 1 May 2013 at 15:34

Suggesting VIM is the best to use for quick edits when the user has GUI options is just laughable and trying far too hard.

Woden · 1 May 2013 at 15:35

MotherMayI said:
Suggesting VIM is the best to use for quick edits when the user has GUI options is just laughable and trying far too hard.

gVIM?

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 15:37

sublime or gedit for linux, or notepad++ with wine.

Jamie23 · 1 May 2013 at 17:44

MotherMayI said:
Suggesting VIM is the best to use for quick edits when the user has GUI options is just laughable and trying far too hard.

I use vim for pretty much all of my pet projects and I completely agree with you, it's an awesome editor but for "small time stuff" which sounds like quick edits? Don't see it being worth learning just for that.

BusError · 1 May 2013 at 19:01

I use vi for root/config files, geany for random (xorg) edits, and Eclipse for "projects"... Eclipse has pretty cool editors for most languages, and if you configure it using CDT (not the java garbage) it's pretty lightweight, considering.

Ross1234 · 1 May 2013 at 19:03

I use sublime and intellij

Throrik · 1 May 2013 at 20:10

MotherMayI said:
Suggesting VIM is the best to use for quick edits when the user has GUI options is just laughable and trying far too hard.

Why? It's not as if you need to master every shortcut, every little tip and trick of it. For the most part for any small edits you are in and out within minutes. I use it for absolutely all development because it's so versatile.

annaharris · 7 May 2013 at 13:42

What do you think about notepad++?

Number_25 · 7 May 2013 at 23:20

annaharris said:
What do you think about notepad++?

Hands down the best free text editor for the Windows platform.

uncle_rufus · 8 May 2013 at 15:39

#18 posts in and no-one says emacs... Well I'm saying it.... emacs

JimAroo · 10 May 2013 at 15:25

Sublime Text in Vintage mode for Vim shortcuts.