The Disputable Case of Text Editors

The Disputable case of Text Editors

VS.

The real measure of a text editor is how it meets your needs.

Identify your inefﬁciency.

Which Editors will be covered?

Which Editors will be covered? All of them...

Which Editors will be covered? All of them..... not really

TextWrangler

Dreamweaver

TextMate

Vim

UltraEdit

Notepad++

Anatomy of Common Features

Anatomy of Common Features plus Vim tutorial

Auto Indent

Auto Indent :set autoindent :set ts=n :set tw=n

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent [visual mode] >>

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight :syntax on :set syntax=lang

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers :set number

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion CTR-N/CTR-P

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion Auto Close

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion Auto Close *Requires macro*

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion Auto Close Block Folding

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion Auto Close Block Folding zf{lines} zo

Auto Indent Multi-line Indent Syntax Highlight Line Numbers Text Completion Auto Close Block Folding

A fair comparison.

Notepad features:

Notepad features: •Word Wrap

Notepad features: •Word Wrap •Find

Notepad features: •Word Wrap •Find •Find again?

Find/Replace

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles •count occurrences

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles •count occurrences •highlight matches

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles •count occurrences •highlight matches •regular expressions

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles •count occurrences •highlight matches •regular expressions •replace all

Find/Replace •ﬁnd across multiple ﬁles •count occurrences •highlight matches •regular expressions •replace all :vimgrep {pattern} {files} :set hlsearch :nohl /search-forwards ?search-backwards :%s/search/replace/g :%s/query//gn

Project Management

Project Management •File hierarchy at a glance

Project Management •File hierarchy at a glance •remembers open documents

Project Management •File hierarchy at a glance •remembers open documents •ﬁlesystem integration

Project Management •File hierarchy at a glance •remembers open documents •ﬁlesystem integration •indicates pending ﬁles for (*)

FTP/SSH

FTP/SSH •Work on remote ﬁles

FTP/SSH •Work on remote ﬁles •Avoid manual uploading/syncing

FTP/SSH •Work on remote ﬁles •Avoid manual uploading/syncing Get it.

FTP/SSH •Work on remote ﬁles •Avoid manual uploading/syncing Get it. Don’t.

For the work around.. Connect to the server manually Using the OS

Using Windows Start ➧ My Network Places ➧ Add A Network Place Choose FTP network location server: ftp://ftp.server.com user: username Choose a name for that network connection

Using Mac Finder ➧ Go ➧ Connect to server (cmd+k) server: ftp://username@ftp.server.com Authenticate with password

External Applications

External Applications ftp:

External Applications ftp: ssh:

External Applications ftp: ssh: multi- clipboard:

External Applications ftp: ssh: multi- clipboard: community:

Plugins:

Plugins: •enhances functionality

Plugins: •enhances functionality •open-source community driven (usually)

Plugins: •enhances functionality •open-source community driven (usually) •consolidates multiple applications

Plugins: •enhances functionality •open-source community driven (usually) •consolidates multiple applications •strengthens workﬂow

Plugins: •enhances functionality •open-source community driven (usually) •consolidates multiple applications •strengthens workﬂow Demo

Extensions

Bundles

Macros & Code Snippets:

Macros & Code Snippets: •code faster

Macros & Code Snippets: •code faster •reference less

Macros & Code Snippets: •code faster •reference less •library of reusable code

Macros & Code Snippets: •code faster •reference less •library of reusable code •Avoid typos

Macros & Code Snippets: •code faster •reference less •library of reusable code •Avoid typos Demo

Debuggers

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator •ofﬂine css validator

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator •ofﬂine css validator •syntax highlighting

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator •ofﬂine css validator •syntax highlighting •live html code rendering

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator •ofﬂine css validator •syntax highlighting •live html code rendering •javascript console

Debuggers •ofﬂine html validator •ofﬂine css validator •syntax highlighting •live html code rendering •javascript console •javascript error reports

Additional Resources

Efﬁcient Editing with Vim http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html

Efﬁcient Editing with Vim http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html AutoClose: matching bracket http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php? script_id=1849

Hacking Vim http://www.packtpub.com/Vim/book

Regular Expression Cheat Sheet http://www.addedbytes.com/ cheat-sheets/regular-expressions- cheat-sheet/

Typography of Code http://blog.hamstu.com/ 2008/02/03/the-typography-of- code/

TextMate Screencasts http://macromates.com/ screencasts

UltraEdit Product Tour http://www.ultraedit.com/products/ ultraedit/ultraedit_tour.html

E-TextEditor http://www.e-texteditor.com/

Life Hacker - Best Text Editors http://lifehacker.com/385929/best- text-editors#viewcomments

Discovering your own workspace

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The Disputable Case of Text Editors

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