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.

Editing large files on Mac OS X

Does anyone have any recommendations for a programmer's editor that can cope with large files on Mac OS X? By …

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How can I make Sublime Text the default editor for Git?

I have a problem setting Sublime Text 2 as the core.editor with git. I've read through every post I could …

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How to do column editing in vim?

Vim is pretty powerful when editing by line - the search/replace tools are modeled to work linewise. But what …

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Is there an Eclipse line-width marker?

I have a specific project where I need to wrap every code line at 65 characters. I have set up the …

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Best XML editor for Eclipse

I am new to XML. Please tell me the best XML editor plugin for Eclipse. I need to create/edit …

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Format HTML document

I like the feature in Visual Studio for formatting an HTML document (CTRL+K, CTRL+D). Is there a plugin …

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Pseudo Code Editor

Is there an Open Source "Pseudo Code" Editor with "Syntax Highlighting" and "Auto Complete"? Maybe even a pack for Notepad++ …

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Eclipse text cursor has changed and editor behaves differently

I pushed a magic button and now my cursor (the blinking thing that shows where you type) split itself and …

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Android Studio Collapse definitions and methods

How can I collapse all definitions and methods within the Android Studio editor? Visual Studio has that option on Edit--&…

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How can I swap positions of two open files (in splits) in vim?

Assume I've got some arbitrary layout of splits in vim. ____________________ | one | two | | | | | |______| | | three| | | | |___________|______| Is there a way to swap one …

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