[Ask] Text Editor

English Programming/Scripting
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Firstly, I am really new in Linux and openSuse 11.2 is my first distro.

Usually, on Windows, I am using TextPad to write Java code as I can compile and run Java using TextPad (not through command line).

Since I installed jdk into my first distro (it works prefectly fine), I did realize that JEdit was installed simultaneously. I tried to use JEdit, but I was not comfortable with it even until now.

I’m not really enjoying the UI and even the worst part, I need to compile and run through terminal. I have a habit to name my Folder and Files name with the long name so, when I change my directory, I need to type it again or use arrow keys (it’s still annoying).

Can anyone suggest me what Text Editor that similar to TextPad? Or, is there any plug-in for JEdit so, I can compile and run without through terminal? Please, do not suggest me to use IDE such as Eclipse or even Netbeans. Both of them take a lot of memory and I’m still not used to them.

I haven’t install Wine. Do I need to install Wine so I can use TextPad? How about compiling and run the java files? Will the function work?

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I haven’t used JEdit for a long time, but back then Jedit was very configurable with a lot of plugins, have you tried googling?

Otherwise, there’s always emacs and gvim which are very configurable but will need some time to learn

P.S: A lot of people like this one, haven’t tried myself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geany

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As already suggested, Geany is a good, simple text editor that gives you the feature you want plus others you didn’t have with TextPad. Another, simpler/smaller, option is SciTE.

If you can nail down and document your requirements a little better, come back with a list of what you do and don’t want, and members will be able to give you more specific suggestions.

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Ok, I will try to install geany. If I got any problem, I will post it again.

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Whoaa… I have tried Geany. It runs faster than I expected, not like other IDEs. I think I will stick with it. Thank you for the suggestion.

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Glad to hear that… now maybe I should give it a try also then :wink:

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Personally I think for Java development Netbeans is a great IDE, IMHO it has the best integration with a lot of popular frameworks integraded nicely.

Since Java is a quite verbose language all the “helpers” typically found in IDE’s are a must-have, and these are usually not found in text editors,

For scripting I usually use vim, which still serves me just fine.