Top "Editor" questions

This tag is for questions about the features and functionality of text editors, source code editors and other programs specifically designed for modifying plain text files used in computer programming.

Shortcut key to select word in Eclipse

Is there any keyboard shortcut to select a word? Or may be it can be assigned some how?

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What is the best editor for AutoHotkey?

What is the best editor for Autohotkey with regards to syntax hightlighting, command completion (intellisense), testing etc. I am doing …

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Syntax Highlighting Guide for Atom

I am very pleased with the new editor by Github. Unfortunately it isn't exactly easy to customize it. I wanted …

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Eclipse cursor changes to crosshair

I was working in Eclipse Java EE IDE. While using it, mouse cursor changes to cross-hair. Now its displaying as …

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Set TextMate as the default text editor on Mac OS X

How can I set TextMate as default text editor on Mac OS X? I've tried it with ln -s /Applications/…

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What is the command to match brackets in Emacs?

What is the command to match brackets in Emacs (the equivalent of the % command in Vim)?

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Embeddable WYSIWYG equation editor

do you know of a WYSIWYG equation editor, like DragMath, implemented in javascript/mathml or Flash? I could embed DragMath …

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Can anyone recommend a Java rich text editor?

The rich text editor must be implemented in Java, provide Swing support, and preferably be open source. I'm looking to …

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How do I change the default text font in Eclipse?

How do I set the default font size in Eclipse? I'd like to set a default for unrecognized file types, …

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How to get Visual Studio 2010 to highlight instances of a variable

I'm new using vs2010 I've read that when you click on a variable its suppose to highlight all the instances …

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