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bob
Hi. I was just wondering if someone can recommend a Java editor for
me. I'm looking for something that supports automatic indentation.
me. I'm looking for something that supports automatic indentation.
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Mike Schilling
You might try Vim, which supports formatting of a number of languages,
including Java
http://www.vim.org/
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Mark Space
If all you need is an editor, vim and gvim are pretty good.
I'd look into a full IDE like NetBeans, though. Java with it's
reflection allows much more support from an IDE that a language like C++
(in my opinion). It's time to move beyong vim and make and use a full
featured IDE.
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Twisted
Not one but TWO insane recommendations that a newbie try a vi-based
editor. Are you mad? Suggesting an editor that does just about
everything bass-ackwards or just plain weird to a newbie is a cruel
prank indeed. I wonder how soon before he shows up here complaining
that it's broken because when he types into it, it complains of
invalid commands or does freaky stuff instead of his text
appearing...matter of hours I suppose, maybe just minutes.
If he wants automatic indent I'm sure there's a lot of free or easily-
cracked Windoze programmers' editors out there that do it and follow
normal user interface conventions, and which will be a lot easier to
use and more familiar to the OP than anything whose name starts the
same as the word "vile".
I recommend an IDE also though, but one like Eclipse, not one like
Netbeans.
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JT
There's nothing wrong with vi* editors. vi was created for *nixTwisted said:Not one but TWO insane recommendations that a newbie try a vi-based
editor. Are you mad? Suggesting an editor that does just about
everything bass-ackwards or just plain weird to a newbie is a cruel
prank indeed. I wonder how soon before he shows up here complaining
that it's broken because when he types into it, it complains of
invalid commands or does freaky stuff instead of his text
appearing...matter of hours I suppose, maybe just minutes.
If he wants automatic indent I'm sure there's a lot of free or easily-
cracked Windoze programmers' editors out there that do it and follow
normal user interface conventions, and which will be a lot easier to
use and more familiar to the OP than anything whose name starts the
same as the word "vile".
I recommend an IDE also though, but one like Eclipse, not one like
Netbeans.
environments in the day before there were arrows on the keyboard and if
its good enough for the original builders of Unix, it's good enough for
me. However, on a Win* platform, it may not be the best choice,
although there is a version of vim available. On windows, I would
suggest emacs with the appropriate plug-ins or something like JCreator,
which is about half way between a flat editor and an IDE.
When I first started to play with java 3 or 4 years ago, I used JCreator
and found it quite good enough.
To the OP, here is a link for JCreator
http://www.jcreator.com/download.htm
Select the LE and you'll have a nice editor for free.
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Gerald Forster
Hi!
SciTE works great with several languages.
(I'm using it under Linux.)
http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTE.html
Best regards
Gerald
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Martin Gregorie
Short answer: any decent editor with a C language mode. The editors I
mainly use support auto-indentation and bracket balancing:
- Windows. I use PFE - its been around for quite a while but is still a
good editor - a multi-window editor within a private desktop (MDF) - and
the ability to run a compiler and pipe its output into a new window.
- Linux/UNIX. I use microEmacs. Its small, fast and fully customisable.
Its available as source and has been ported to a large number of
operating systems and C compilers. Its also good under Windows. I use
it in Linux/Unices/Windows/OS-9 and it retains not only the same
look&feel but all the same keystrokes work the same everywhere.
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Patrick May
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Philip
If u find an IDE, Eclipse is a good choice.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Liz
Hee hee! You have stirred up some hornets ;-)
Personally I found TextPad quite convenient to use (Windows platform).
But I won't say it's the best 'cos I haven't tried the others.
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rossum
It would help to know what OS you are using. There is no point in
suggesting something that does not run on your OS.
rossum
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Lew
rossum said:
Unless like JEdit, NetBeans, Eclipse, emacs, vi, ..., it runs on nearly all
developer platforms.
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tony
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JGrasp is another choice.
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tony
I recommend an IDE also though, but one like Eclipse, not one like
Netbeans.
What's the difference between Eclipse and Netbeans?
I've used Eclipse only.
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Twisted
Well, Eclipse is guaranteed to be excellent. As for Netbeans ... it
might, or it might not. Who the hell knows? I've never used it.
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Russell Wallace
Twisted said:I recommend an IDE also though, but one like Eclipse, not one like
Netbeans.
Can either Eclipse or Netbeans work with an existing project structure,
rather than insisting on defining their own? i.e. can you say "here is
my project, which is c:\my-project and the .java files therein, now I
want to edit some of those .java files, keeping them where they are, I
do not want you to create any other files, folders or anything else"?
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Lew
Twisted said:Well, Eclipse is guaranteed to be excellent. As for Netbeans ... it
might, or it might not. Who the hell knows? I've never used it.
I know. NetBeans is also excellent.
Who makes the guarantee on Eclipse? (I agree that it's pretty good; I
wouldn't rate it "excellent" for my particular style.) Do you get your money
back if not satisfied?
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Lew
NetBeans is just fine. Many people prefer it to Eclipse; many prefer Eclipse.
Both can import existing projects and maintain their structure. Neither does
it without creating directories or files; both need additional files to manage
the IDE's awareness of your project(s). Neither creates those management
artifacts within the code base.
I am a heavy user of both Eclipse and NetBeans.
Both can import existing projects and maintain their structure. Neither does
it without creating directories or files; both need additional files to manage
the IDE's awareness of your project(s). Neither creates those management
artifacts within the code base.
I am a heavy user of both Eclipse and NetBeans.
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Joshua Cranmer
Vim and Emacs can both do that, but are tricky if you're new to them. (I
don't use emacs, but the vitutor tool gets up to basics quickly and
learning advanced features doesn't take so long).
As for GUI editors, the best IDEs seem to be Eclipse and NetBeans in
some order (potential flame war there). I've used both jEdit and
JCreator LE as well, and found them satisfactory (jEdit is my preferred
editor on Windows machines, although it needs a lot of plugins to be
useful). I have also used BlueJ, JGrasp, and RealJ in the past, and
found them not satisfactory -- the last one seems to no longer exist,
the first one is impossible to use for anything mildly complex (e.g.,
packages). JGrasp has had one or two recommendations, but I would stay
away from it as it is rather unintuitive and can easily drive you crazy.
I don't know how many of those support automatic indentation, but the
first four -- vim, emacs, Eclipse, and Netbeans -- definitely support
out, although they might need simple configuration.
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Mike Schilling
Lew said:
Eclipse is Good. IntelliJ is excellent, but not free. I base this
distinction on a place I was consulting at recently. The project standard
was Eclipse, but many developers there spent their own money to buy IntelliJ
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