SciTE
SciTE(or Scintilla Text Editor) is my newest discovery in the Open-Source world. I heard about Scintilla through the Notepad++(Win) website. My reason for being there was to find an alternative to it for the Linux platform. I wishfully clicked on the link to the Scintilla project hoping to find a *nix editor for my Java class(No, I am not referring to the “executable.”). I located, and downloaded SciTE.
It has, to say the least, a good user interface. You can select your language from the aptly titled “Language” menu. There are herds of other options available in only 2 clicks. This excess is a good thing, in that an “Options/Preferences” button is missing entirely. In Linux, the editing is done by modifying a configuration file, which isn’t that bad in a text editor. The one downfall(or plus depending on your perspective) is that the file is stored in a protected directory, so you will have to use su and nano to edit the file. It also has a wonderful box that, though hidden by default, expands to show errors, processes, and the output of your file. You can resize it quite easily and the editor can be vertically or horizontally split to accomodate to your needs.
Go check it out at http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTE.html
Let me know if you find something better by leaving a comment.
