# Linux Editor **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [16 January 2003 23:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165 "2003-01-16T23:23:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dominik\_Werder2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@Dominik\_Werder2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dominik_Werder2)\ **Post date:** [16 January 2003 23:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/1 "2003-01-16T23:23:29Z")
What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? thanks! Dominik ---
**Author:** ![Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joel_VanderWerf1)\ **Post date:** [16 January 2003 23:30 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/2 "2003-01-16T23:30:52Z")
Dominik Werder wrote: > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? I like nedit. I’ve slowly built up a small but comfortable set of macros and syntax highlighters for it. I just wish the macro language was ruby… ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_S\_Weber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Martin\_S\_Weber](https://rubytalk.org/u/Martin_S_Weber)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 00:32 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/3 "2003-01-17T00:32:34Z")
I’m using nvi, for vim is to vi what emacs is to … uhm … cat ? Is there a real difference in emacs and vim ? (I mean size wise) If yes then I suppose it’s that emacs is an OS and vim isn’t - they’re gobbling CPU cycles and RAM alike though 🙂 (and no, no flame-bait or editor battle intended - but those editors who eat ram & cycles for breakfast must be able to shield 'em against some taunt 😉 (…and who needs syntax high-lighting ?) -Martin > **···** > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 08:23:29AM +0900, Dominik Werder wrote: > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? ---
**Author:** ![Jonas\_Hoffmann1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@Jonas\_Hoffmann1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jonas_Hoffmann1)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 09:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/4 "2003-01-17T09:12:45Z")
I use vim and somtimes anjuta [http://anjuta.sourceforge.net](http://anjuta.sourceforge.net) it is a C+±IDE but also has Ruby Syntaxhighlighting. > **···** > > Am Freitag, 17. Januar 2003 00:23 schrieb Dominik Werder: > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? ---
**Author:** ![Carlos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Carlos](https://rubytalk.org/u/Carlos)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 10:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/5 "2003-01-17T10:42:05Z")
> What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? joe. ---
**Author:** ![stefano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@stefano](https://rubytalk.org/u/stefano)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 12:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/6 "2003-01-17T12:46:04Z")
Eclipse ([www.eclipse.org](http://www.eclipse.org)), with the Coloring Editor Plugin for editing and Ruby Development Tools for running/testing the code. > **···** > > On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:21:38 +0000, Dominik Werder wrote: > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > – > ste ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Gibson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joey\_Gibson](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joey_Gibson)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 13:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/7 "2003-01-17T13:07:22Z")
I"m using ActiveState Komodo. It’s $29 but pretty nice. It is really targetted at Perl/Python (you can run their debuggers inside Komodo), but is language support for Ruby, Lisp and about 20 other languages. There was some talk by ActiveState a year or so ago about adding more Ruby support, but I don’t know where that went. One license will let you use Komodo on both Windows and Linux, so it’s not a bad deal. Oh, it also has code folding, which is pretty nice. Joey > **···** > > On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:23:29 +0900, [dwerder@gmx.net](mailto:dwerder@gmx.net) (Dominik Werder) wrote: > > > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > – > > > **[Joey Gibson's Blog](https://joeygibson.com/)** > > > > Java, Clojure, Scala, Ruby, Lisp, Knitting, Crocheting, Sewing, Ukulele, Electric Bass, and much more! ---
**Author:** ![bub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bub](https://rubytalk.org/u/bub)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 15:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/8 "2003-01-17T15:46:56Z")
Dominik Werder wrote: > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > thanks! > Dominik > jed ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Sawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Tom\_Sawyer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Tom_Sawyer)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 00:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/9 "2003-01-17T00:23:36Z")
nedit eh? well, i like vim, but can’t stand it. know what i mean? emacs? no thanks. so i’ve been using scite for good highlights, and (ugh) kate b/c it can have many files open at once (but syntax highlighting dosen’t work right). so i can’t say i’m all too happy with either. maybe i’ll give nedit a whirl. looking foward to FreeRide though… > **···** > > On Thursday 16 January 2003 04:30 pm, Joel VanderWerf wrote: > > > Dominik Werder wrote: > > > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > > > I like nedit. I’ve slowly built up a small but comfortable set of macros > > and syntax highlighters for it. I just wish the macro language was ruby… > > – > tom sawyer, aka transami > [transami@transami.net](mailto:transami@transami.net) > > ``` > .''. > .''. . *''* :_\/_: . > :_\/_: _\(/_ .:.*_\/_* : /\ : .'.:.'. > > ``` > > ## .‘’.: /\ : ./)\ ‘:’\* /\ \* : ‘..’. -=:o:=- :_/_:‘.:::. | ’ _‘’_ \* ‘.'/.’ _(/_’.‘:’.’ : /\ : ::::: = _/_ -= o =- /)\ ’ \* ‘..’ ‘:::’ === \* /\ \* .‘/.'. ‘.\_\_\_\_\_ \* | _.._ : |. |’ .—"| \* | \_ .–’| || | \_| | \* | .-‘| \_\_ | | | || | .-----. | |’ | || | | | | | || | \_\__’ ’ /“\ | '-.”". ‘-’ ‘-.’ '` |_. ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Fugal1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hans\_Fugal1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Hans_Fugal1)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 00:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/10 "2003-01-17T00:23:49Z")
> > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > Is there anything other than vim? 😉 > I like nedit. I’ve slowly built up a small but comfortable set of macros > and syntax highlighters for it. I just wish the macro language was ruby… > You can use ruby for scripting in vim… > **···** > > ## – Hans Fugal | If more of us valued food and cheer and [http://hans.fugal.net/](http://hans.fugal.net/) | song above hoarded gold, it would be a [http://gdmxml.fugal.net/](http://gdmxml.fugal.net/) | merrier world. \> – J.R.R. Tolkien > > GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460 ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_S\_Weber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Martin\_S\_Weber](https://rubytalk.org/u/Martin_S_Weber)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 00:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/11 "2003-01-17T00:47:56Z")
Uhm, pardon my bad english. Maybe this will make it clear… “#{rand(2)\>0?‘Emacs’:‘Vim’} is to #{rand(2)\>0?‘RAM’:‘the CPU’} what Garfield is to lasagna.” Sorry, could not resist (especially in the light of ruby-advocacy .sigs - this could be a good candidate for me :\>) -Martin > **···** > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 09:32:34AM +0900, Martin Weber wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 08:23:29AM +0900, Dominik Werder wrote: > > > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > > > I’m using nvi, for vim is to vi what emacs is to … uhm … cat ? > > Is there a real difference in emacs and vim ? (I mean size wise) > > If yes then I suppose it’s that emacs is an OS and vim isn’t - they’re > > gobbling CPU cycles and RAM alike though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Wbn](https://rubytalk.org/u/Wbn)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 11:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/12 "2003-01-17T11:37:54Z")
> > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > joe. > [snip] > emacs is better since it has the syntax highlite feature > —end quoted text— > **···** > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 07:42:05PM +0900, Carlos wrote: ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Campbell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Michael\_Campbell1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Michael_Campbell1)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 15:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/13 "2003-01-17T15:14:37Z")
If I may ask, what is it about eclipse with ruby that you like? For Java, it’s a no brainer (for me); it has a _SLEW_ of very powerful java tools, but for ruby… it seems to me like a big, bloaty “notepad.exe”. What am I missing? > **···** > > — stefano [scobianchi@racine.ra.it](mailto:scobianchi@racine.ra.it) wrote: > > > On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:21:38 +0000, Dominik Werder wrote: > > > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > > > Eclipse ([www.eclipse.org](http://www.eclipse.org)), with the Coloring Editor Plugin for > > editing > > and Ruby Development Tools for running/testing the code. > > ## ===== > > Yahoo IM: michael\_s\_campbell > > * * * > > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > > **[Yahoo Mail – organised email](https://mail.yahoo.com/)** > > > > It's time to get stuff done with Yahoo Mail. Just add your Gmail, Outlook, AOL or Yahoo Mail to get going. We automatically organise all the things life throws at you, such as receipts and attachments, so you can find what you need fast. Plus, we've... ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Moxam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bb73d2/32.png) [@Wesley\_Moxam](https://rubytalk.org/u/Wesley_Moxam)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 15:55 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/14 "2003-01-17T15:55:21Z")
> Dominik Werder wrote: > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > > > thanks! > > Dominik > > jed nano (clone of pico) 🙂 > **···** > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: “bub” [bub@squeeek.com](mailto:bub@squeeek.com) > Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby > To: “ruby-talk ML” [ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org](mailto:ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org) > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:46 AM > Subject: Re: Linux Editor ---
**Author:** ![William\_H.Tihen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@William\_H.Tihen](https://rubytalk.org/u/William_H.Tihen)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2003 13:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/15 "2003-01-30T13:05:14Z")
Hi Joel, Could you send them to me (or are they available somewhere). On the Nedit site I have only seen the highlighters. Thanks Bill > **···** > > On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 00:30, Joel VanderWerf wrote: > > > I like nedit. I’ve slowly built up a small but comfortable set of macros > > and syntax highlighters for it. I just wish the macro language was ruby… > > – > William H. Tihen, Technology Director > The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) > tihen.william@tasis.ch > > > **[Home - TASIS Switzerland](https://www.tasis.ch/)** > > > > Home - TASIS Switzerland ---
**Author:** ![Ted\_Rolle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@Ted\_Rolle](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ted_Rolle)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 03:08 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/16 "2003-01-17T03:08:36Z")
This group never ceases to amaze and delight! > **···** > > On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Martin Weber wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 09:32:34AM +0900, Martin Weber wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 08:23:29AM +0900, Dominik Werder wrote: > > > > > > > What’s your favorite ruby editor on linux? > > > > I’m using vim, emacs is a little big, but what else is out there? > > > > > > I’m using nvi, for vim is to vi what emacs is to … uhm … cat ? > > > Is there a real difference in emacs and vim ? (I mean size wise) > > > If yes then I suppose it’s that emacs is an OS and vim isn’t - they’re > > > gobbling CPU cycles and RAM alike though 🙂 > > > > Uhm, pardon my bad english. Maybe this will make it clear… > > > > “#{rand(2)\>0?‘Emacs’:‘Vim’} is to #{rand(2)\>0?‘RAM’:‘the CPU’} what Garfield is to lasagna.” > > > > Sorry, could not resist (especially in the light of ruby-advocacy .sigs - this could > > be a good candidate for me :\>) > > > > -Martin ---
**Author:** ![ts1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@ts1](https://rubytalk.org/u/ts1)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 11:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/17 "2003-01-17T11:43:52Z")
>   emacs is better since it has the syntax highlite feature You mean this stupid thing which add colors on the screen ? I've never understood how someone can work in these conditions :-((( Guy Decoux ---
**Author:** ![stefano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@stefano](https://rubytalk.org/u/stefano)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 16:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/18 "2003-01-17T16:47:04Z")
Well… - CVS integration - FTP support - very nice features like local history, bookmarks, tasks… - fully customizable interface - I work on PHP and Java projects as well, so it’s nice to have only one IDE > **···** > > On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 00:14:37 +0900, Michael Campbell wrote: > > > If I may ask, what is it about eclipse with ruby that you like? For > > Java, it’s a no brainer (for me); it has a _SLEW_ of very powerful > > java tools, but for ruby… it seems to me like a big, bloaty > > “notepad.exe”. > > What am I missing? > > – > ste > “La rivoluzione e’ un concetto reazionario” > – E.B. ---
**Author:** ![Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joel_VanderWerf1)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2003 22:34 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/19 "2003-01-30T22:34:41Z")
William Tihen wrote: > Hi Joel, > > Could you send them to me (or are they available somewhere). On the > Nedit site I have only seen the highlighters. > > Thanks Bill > > > I like nedit. I’ve slowly built up a small but comfortable set of macros > > and syntax highlighters for it. I just wish the macro language was ruby… They’re on the RAA at: [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=ruby\_nedit](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=ruby_nedit) I’m updating it now with some recent changes. This is just a dump of my .nedit file. I should really export the ruby-related stuff and send it to [nedit.org](http://nedit.org), but… > **···** > > > On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 00:30, Joel VanderWerf wrote: ---
**Author:** ![Aurelien\_Dehay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Aurelien\_Dehay](https://rubytalk.org/u/Aurelien_Dehay)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2003 12:06 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165/20 "2003-01-17T12:06:00Z")
ts [decoux@moulon.inra.fr](mailto:decoux@moulon.inra.fr) writes: > > ``` > > emacs is better since it has the syntax highlite feature > > > > ``` > > You mean this stupid thing which add colors on the screen ? I’ve never > understood how someone can work in these conditions :-((( Warning, Emacs troll in progress… > **···** > > > Guy Decoux [Next page](https://rubytalk.org/t/linux-editor/4165.md?page=2)