Sidux/Useable applications/Text editors

sidux has three different text editors pre-installed: AbiWord, Mousepad and Midnight Commander's editor.

AbiWord

AbiWord is a text processor supports formats such as: RTF, HTML, LaTeX, Microsoft Word, ODF.

Its own default format is "abw" uses XML.

You can run it from: Menu-> Office-> AbiWord.

AbiWord home page: http://www.abisource.com/

And on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AbiWord

Mousepad

Mousepad is a simple text editor, it's default for XFCE environment.

1. Run it from: Menu-> Accessories-> Mousepad.

2. If you want to create or edit any text file as root, type the command in Terminal:

sux
 password
mousepad /file_patch

Home page: http://www.xfce.org/projects/mousepad/

Midnight Commander

Midnigt Commander is a file manager but not only, it has a ftp client and a text editor.

Menu-> Accessories-> Terminal-> "mc" command.

1. Mark a text file, then make a preview with F3 key or edit F4.

2. Save the file F2, exit the editor F10.

Home page: http://www.midnight-commander.org/

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander

Nano

Next console text editor is Nano.

1. Install it:

apt-get install nano

2. Run it in Terminal:

nano /file_patch

3. To save document use "Ctr" + "o" keys, to quit editor "Ctr" + "x", etc.

Nano home page: http://www.nano-editor.org/

On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_%28text_editor%29

Others

1. OpenOffice.org writer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Writer
2. Kate: http://www.kate-editor.org/
3. Gedit: http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/index.html
4. Leafpad: http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/
5. XEmacs: http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/