- Gedit
Infobox Software
name = gedit
caption = gedit
developer = gedit developers
released =12 February ,1999
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = C, Python
operating system =Unix-like
language = English
genre =Text editor
license =GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.gnome.org/projects/gedit/ gnome.org/projects/gedit/]gedit is a
free software ,UTF-8 compatibletext editor for theGNOME desktop environment . It is mainly designed for editing program code, and structured text, such asmarkup language s. It is designed to have a clean, simplegraphical user interface according to the philosophy of theGNOME project. [ [http://www.gnome.org/projects/gedit/ Homepage of gedit] ]Features
For various program code and text markup formats, gedit includes
syntax highlighting and GUI tabs for editing multiple files. Tabs can be moved between various windows as fitting for the coder. It can edit remote files by being implemented on theGNOME VFS libraries. It supports a full undo and redo system as well as search and replace. Other typical code oriented features include line numbering, bracket matching, text wrapping, current line highlighting and automatic file backup. [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/gedit_powerful_underrated_text_editor_everybody "gedit: a powerful, underrated text editor for everybody", "Free Software Magazine"] 15 Feb., 2008] As of May 2008 gedit lacks the capability of split windows and viewing one file by multiple windows, an otherwise common feature of program text editors.Some advanced features of gedit include multilanguage spellchecking and a flexible
plugin system allowing to dynamically add new features, for example snippets and integration with external applications including terminal.Architecture
Designed for the
X Window System , gedit uses theGTK+ 2.0 and GNOME 2.0 libraries. The GNOME integration includesdrag and drop between Nautilus, the GNOMEfile manager .For documentation gedit uses the GNOME help system, virtual file system, and printing framework [ [http://directory.fsf.org/project/gedit/ Free Software Directory - gedit] ] , which allows printout previews, besides the GNOME standard printing system.
See also
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List of text editors
*Comparison of text editors References
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