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.

Visual Studio Code closes my file when I search for new ones

I'm using Visual Studio Code for working and I use ctrl-P command to search for files in my directory. The …

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Reset modelsim editor to the default one

I want to reset my editor to the default one in Modelsim but I don't know how. When I double …

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Customising word separators in vi

vi treats dash - and space   as word separators for commands such as dw and cw. Is there a way …

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Python code-folding in emacs?

I have many classes and defs ... I want to have + and - keys before class and def to collapse the …

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Eclipse html: Doesn't indent on some tags

For some reason, Eclipse seems to think that e.g. <div> and <td> tags aren't indenting-worthy. …

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Nano colors spaces and tabs

When I use nano to edit my C file it shows all of the spaces or tabs in green coloring. …

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In vim, is there a plugin to use % to match the corresponding double quote (")?

The % key is one of the best features of vim: it lets you jump from { to }, [ to ], and so on. …

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xcode 6 assistant editor Automatic results will not display

I can not drag anything to the code from the storyboard. Files were in assistant editor under automatic but now …

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Can codemirror be used on multiple textareas?

Can codemirror be used on more than one textarea? I use many textareas that are generated dynamically. <script type="…

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How to paste plain text in a Quill-based editor

Quill (https://quilljs.com/) makes it simple to embed a quality text editor in a web page. When pasting html …

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