I hope I'm posting in the right place this time. I chose the Debian/derivs sub because that's my OS and I only want a text editor from those repos (if possible). I'll take a source, yes, but no other aliens.
Currently Using: Kate
Main Complaint: Doesn't use multiple windows unless you force a new instance so every text document opened is automatically tabbed. Everything!
Secondary Complaints: Ctrl+Shift+Z instead of Ctrl+Y, could look a little nicer, the predictive auto-indentation is nice when scripting, but not when writing, lack of fluid transition between "writing" and "coding" modes.
Replacement Needs:
- Something like Mousepad aesthetically, but with Kate's configurability in terms of basic UI and functionality elements.
- Spellcheck built-in.
- QT if possible.
- Ctrl+Y, not Ctrl+Shift+Z
- Simpler configuration UI than Kate's
- In a nutshell, a text editor that's visually configurable and geared towards writing (for example, with spellcheck).
- Oh, and this really isn't a deal breaker, but if possible, fewest deps.
Notes:
If you know how to configure Kate to open all things in a new window, that would be great. I can always use multiple configs and a wrapper script to launch Kate under different configs based on what I'm working on. I just can't find the config (if it exists) because the Settings UI is terrible and I cannot find much info about the config file on the internet.
Before You Ask:
- Kate is great for coding and I'm happy to keep using it as I seldom work on multiple files, and when I do, the tab feature is nice. But when I'm doing other, non-coding things, the tab feature is annoying.
- No, LibreOffice is not the solution. I want the text editor aesthetic for certain types of writing. If I'm writing a novel, poem, or something of that ilk, LO is great. If I'm working on a paper, writing a draft for a blog post (I cannot work online), or writing a play/basic plot/etc. then the plain text editor aesthetic is more my thing.
- No, I do not know why the above. Yes, it is silly. No, I don't want to learn to change. I do not like change because it is worthless in this economy. Besides, every editor has its place in my workflow: Kate, Mousepad, and Nano. However, I'd like another one, too (I'd like another 1-2 -- English language joke).
- Yes, the above regarding my workflow is largely about aesthetics, but there are some practical reasons, too. Besides, everyone's workflow is different. I'm sure some people write their source code on paper memo pads.
- Yes, maybe I should stop whining and write my own editor like how Linus did with git. But there are already far, far, faaaaaaar too many text editors in the Linux ecosystem and that's why I'm here.
Finally:
Thanks in advance for any help and/or recommendations. I really appreciate the input
Currently Using: Kate
Main Complaint: Doesn't use multiple windows unless you force a new instance so every text document opened is automatically tabbed. Everything!
Secondary Complaints: Ctrl+Shift+Z instead of Ctrl+Y, could look a little nicer, the predictive auto-indentation is nice when scripting, but not when writing, lack of fluid transition between "writing" and "coding" modes.
Replacement Needs:
- Something like Mousepad aesthetically, but with Kate's configurability in terms of basic UI and functionality elements.
- Spellcheck built-in.
- QT if possible.
- Ctrl+Y, not Ctrl+Shift+Z
- Simpler configuration UI than Kate's
- In a nutshell, a text editor that's visually configurable and geared towards writing (for example, with spellcheck).
- Oh, and this really isn't a deal breaker, but if possible, fewest deps.
Notes:
If you know how to configure Kate to open all things in a new window, that would be great. I can always use multiple configs and a wrapper script to launch Kate under different configs based on what I'm working on. I just can't find the config (if it exists) because the Settings UI is terrible and I cannot find much info about the config file on the internet.
Before You Ask:
- Kate is great for coding and I'm happy to keep using it as I seldom work on multiple files, and when I do, the tab feature is nice. But when I'm doing other, non-coding things, the tab feature is annoying.
- No, LibreOffice is not the solution. I want the text editor aesthetic for certain types of writing. If I'm writing a novel, poem, or something of that ilk, LO is great. If I'm working on a paper, writing a draft for a blog post (I cannot work online), or writing a play/basic plot/etc. then the plain text editor aesthetic is more my thing.
- No, I do not know why the above. Yes, it is silly. No, I don't want to learn to change. I do not like change because it is worthless in this economy. Besides, every editor has its place in my workflow: Kate, Mousepad, and Nano. However, I'd like another one, too (I'd like another 1-2 -- English language joke).
- Yes, the above regarding my workflow is largely about aesthetics, but there are some practical reasons, too. Besides, everyone's workflow is different. I'm sure some people write their source code on paper memo pads.
- Yes, maybe I should stop whining and write my own editor like how Linus did with git. But there are already far, far, faaaaaaar too many text editors in the Linux ecosystem and that's why I'm here.
Finally:
Thanks in advance for any help and/or recommendations. I really appreciate the input