NEdit is a multi-purpose text editor for the X Window System, which combines a standard, easy to use, graphical user interface with the thorough functionality and stability required by users who edit text eight hours a day. It provides intensive support for development in a wide variety of languages, text processors, and other tools, but at the same time can be used productively by just about anyone who needs to edit text. NEdit, which is entirely a volunteer effort, benefits from a strong developer and user community. As of version 5.1, NEdit may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Features for programmers
- State of the art syntax highlighting with built-in patterns for C, C++, Java, Ada, FORTRAN, Pascal, Yacc, Perl, Python, Tcl, Csh, Awk, HTML, LaTeX, VHDL, Verilog, and more
- Auto-indent, programmable language-sensitive smart-indent
- Block indentation adjustment
- Parenthesis flashing and matching
- Find lines directly from compiler error output
- Tab emulation
- Unix ctags support
- Client/Server mode for integration with software development tools
Comments and Reviews
Good choice as an agnostic lightweight and easy-to-use yet powerful editor for NetBSD.
[Edited by caiocco, January 05]
Good with X-Forwarding on a slow network, if a GUI is needed