Best (Windows) Ruby editor

Hi,

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there? I'm searching for an editor with very good syntax highlighting (like Syntax 0.7.0 can do, but then real-time in the editor) and if possible an editor which has auto-completion (at least for the standard library). I've looked at several Scintilla based editors, but the syntax highlighting is nowhere near complete and as far as I know none of them support auto-completion. I've seen video's / screenshots of an editor available on OSX which seems to have great syntax highlighting but as far as I know it is not available on Windows. Any suggestions?

With kind regards,

Peter

Switch to OS X... :>

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Peter C. Verhage <usenet2@nospam.no-nonsense.org> wrote:

I've seen video's / screenshots of an editor
available on OSX which seems to have great syntax highlighting but as
far as I know it is not available on Windows. Any suggestions?

--
Luc Heinrich - lucsky@mac.com

Hello Peter,

Hi,

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there? I'm
searching for an editor with very good syntax highlighting (like Syntax
0.7.0 can do, but then real-time in the editor) and if possible an
editor which has auto-completion (at least for the standard library).
I've looked at several Scintilla based editors, but the syntax
highlighting is nowhere near complete and as far as I know none of them
support auto-completion. I've seen video's / screenshots of an editor
available on OSX which seems to have great syntax highlighting but as
far as I know it is not available on Windows. Any suggestions?

Look at my signature.
The syntax highlighting is even better then TextMates.
And you get a build in debugger :slight_smile:

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Lothar Scholz http://www.ruby-ide.com
CTO Scriptolutions Ruby, PHP, Python IDE 's

I like RDT for Eclipse (http://rubyeclipse.sourceforge.net/), particularly since w/ Eclipse I can use the same environment no matter what language I happen to be using. I like being able to add other plug-ins too. For example, I use plug-ins to connect to source control. RDT has an active developer community so improvements and new features are being added all of the time.

Presently RDT features syntax highlighting, an outline view, a debugger, a unit testing plugin, and regexp tester. The version presently in development offers a wealth of new features.

Best of all, RDT is open source software so when if I am unhappy with the way something works or imagine a feature which would save me time, I can make the change and submit it back to the project.

I have used Arachno, RDE, Scite, etc. but finally landed on RDT.

John-Mason Shackelford

Software Developer
Pearson Educational Measurement

2510 North Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
ph. 319-354-9200x6214
john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com
http://pearsonedmeasurement.com

I'm just finishing up a Ruby-mode for the Epsilon editor (
www.lugaru.com ). Epsilon is like Emacs (on steroids?), but its macro
language is C-like, not Lisp-like. I've been using it for nearly
twenty years. (Given its age, you can guess it's not open source, but
the developer is responsive, and the license includes Windows, DOS and
*nix versions.) I haven't tried every editor, so I can't claim "best"
but I am very used to Epsilon.

My Ruby-mode does syntax coloring and auto indentation.

Auto-completion seems tricky. What situations can you see completing
on? Something like this gives no context:

        def foo(x)
            x.

A way to call 'ri' from inside the editor could be handy, though.

-- Timothy

Cream, found at http://cream.sf.net is based on Vim, but modeless &
conforming to standard Windows editor look-and-feel. Cream, like Vim,
has good syntax-highlighting. Vim itself has some provision for
auto-completion, but I have never used it. Also, auto-completion
key-mappings may not be compatible with Cream. But if the facility is
there, Cream could probably be modified to make use of it.

Ben

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On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 18:34 +0900, Peter C. Verhage wrote:

Hi,

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there? I'm
searching for an editor with very good syntax highlighting (like Syntax
0.7.0 can do, but then real-time in the editor) and if possible an
editor which has auto-completion (at least for the standard library).

Peter C. Verhage wrote:

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there?
I'm searching for an editor with very good syntax highlighting
...
Any suggestions?

Take a look at the Zeus programmer's editor:

  Zeus IDE - Programming environment for Windows developers

Zeus comes with Ruby syntax highlighting pre-defined. Also after
downloading the following patch:

  Ruby lang spec - Zeus IDE

Zeus will do Ruby code folding.

NOTE: Zeus is shareware and has a 60 days trial period.

Jussi Jumppanen
http://www.zeusedit.com

i try to use freeride when i can, but mostly (to get work done) i've
been using komodo personal. it's not free, but the configuration
options, syntax highlighting, code folding and other features have
made me very productive with ruby. and ruby is not even one of the
targetted languages for komodo.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~tsummerfelt1
telnet://ventedspleen.dyndns.org

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:34:57 +0900, you wrote:

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there?

Luc Heinrich wrote:

Switch to OS X... :>

Doesn't run (without an emulator) on my PC. :wink: But yeah, my next computer will probably be a Mac. But before I can buy such a beast, I first need to earn some money by building a great Ruby application, for which I need a good editor, which I can use on my current computer. :slight_smile:

Regards,

Peter

In article <164389312.20050328150458@scriptolutions.com>,
mailinglists@scriptolutions.com says...

Look at my signature.
The syntax highlighting is even better then TextMates.
And you get a build in debugger :slight_smile:

I just checked out the web page, and it's looking interesting... how far
along is it? There doesn't seem to be anything detailing what's
complete, what's left to do, etc., and the support forum (where I'd
expect to see a bunch of active beta testers discussing what the worst
showstoppers are) is just a 404 link...

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Lothar Scholz wrote:

Look at my signature.
The syntax highlighting is even better then TextMates.
And you get a build in debugger :slight_smile:

Does Arachno support refactoring? Which refactorings?

Cheers,
--binkley

Any chance #6 (refactoring) on the following wiki page would be one of
those new features?
http://tinyurl.com/5nx8j

-Lasse-

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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:38:07 +0900, John-Mason P. Shackelford <john-mason@shackelford.org> wrote:

Presently RDT features syntax highlighting, an outline view, a debugger,
a unit testing plugin, and regexp tester. The version presently in
development offers a wealth of new features.

I also need / want to pick an IDE for Ruby, and would welcome comments by
anyone using kdevelop, especially in comparison to any other IDEs. I am sort
of considering (without having done any research so far) either kdevelop or a
more Ruby specific IDE (like FreeRIDE?). (I may eventually learn C and write
a few C programs ("extensions" to Ruby).)

Randy Kramer

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On Monday 28 March 2005 10:38 am, John-Mason P. Shackelford wrote:

I have used Arachno, RDE, Scite, etc. but finally landed on RDT.

Peter C. Verhage wrote:

What is in your opinion the best (Windows) Ruby editor out there?
I'm searching for an editor with very good syntax highlighting
...
Any suggestions?

Take a look at the Zeus programmer's editor:

  Zeus IDE - Programming environment for Windows developers

Zeus comes with Ruby syntax highlighting pre-defined. Also after
downloading the following patch:

  Ruby lang spec - Zeus IDE

Zeus will do Ruby code folding.

NOTE: Zeus is shareware and has a 60 days trial period.

Jussi Jumppanen
http://www.zeusedit.com

i use the crimsoneditor at http://www.crimsoneditor.com it's freeware and supports syntaxhighligthing for ruby and
many more language.

Roger

ouch...has it always been priced like that?

i noticed on the web page screenshots are mentioned, but i clicked
around half a dozen times or so and didn't run into any. maybe a
specific screenshots link?

i mention this because i've registered programs based on their
screenshots alone. my reasoning went along the lines of: if i like
look of the program enough, i'd be more likely to have it open in
front of me using it. hasn't steered me wrong so far...
http://home.cogeco.ca/~tsummerfelt1
telnet://ventedspleen.dyndns.org

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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:04:46 +0900, you wrote:

I'm just finishing up a Ruby-mode for the Epsilon editor (
www.lugaru.com ). Epsilon is like Emacs (on steroids?), but its macro
language is C-like, not Lisp-like. I've been using it for nearly
twenty years. (Given its age, you can guess it's not open source, but

I just checked out the web page, and it's looking interesting... how far along is it? There doesn't seem to be anything detailing what's complete, what's left to do, etc., and the support forum (where I'd expect to see a bunch of active beta testers discussing what the worst showstoppers are) is just a 404 link...

   Arachno ruby is fully working. It has bit steep learning curve, but when you get used to the ide, the working with ruby code is really productive. Arachno is really powerfull ruby ide. The best.

  - Ville

Lasse,

Any chance #6 (refactoring) on the following wiki page would be one of
those new features?
http://tinyurl.com/5nx8j

I don't believe so, but the new version uses the parser from JRuby and has a more robust model which will enable development of refactoring in the future.

John-Mason Shackelford

Software Developer
Pearson Educational Measurement

2510 North Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
ph. 319-354-9200x6214
john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com
http://pearsonedmeasurement.com

Randy Kramer wrote:

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On Monday 28 March 2005 10:38 am, John-Mason P. Shackelford wrote:

I have used Arachno, RDE, Scite, etc. but finally landed on RDT.

I also need / want to pick an IDE for Ruby, and would welcome comments by
anyone using kdevelop, especially in comparison to any other IDEs. I am
sort of considering (without having done any research so far) either
kdevelop or a
more Ruby specific IDE (like FreeRIDE?). (I may eventually learn C and
write a few C programs ("extensions" to Ruby).)

Ruby support in KDevelop 3.2.0 is probably at least good as Eclipse RDT,
although KDevelop doesn't run on Windows. I would love to hear the opinion
of someone who has tried both too.

-- Richard

IMHO, kdevelop is a hidden gems for ruby IDE. I think it is not that
known because it is only available under linux, but IMHO, it is best
IDE if you use linux, It looks and feels great since it is based on QT
and is very responsive overall. I highly recommend it.

Try: Epsilon in Action

Looks like a Win95 screenshot though...

Douglas

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:18:40 +0900, tony summerfelt <snowzone5@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:04:46 +0900, you wrote:

i noticed on the web page screenshots are mentioned, but i clicked
around half a dozen times or so and didn't run into any. maybe a
specific screenshots link?