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* [https://atom.io/packages/markdown-preview-enhanced Markdown Preview Enhanced]. It allows to view in browser (html) or export to PDF. Use '''r''' instead of '''R''' for R language syntax highlight. Another nice feature is the scrollings of the markdown file and preview are together. | * [https://atom.io/packages/markdown-preview-enhanced Markdown Preview Enhanced]. It allows to view in browser (html) or export to PDF. Use '''r''' instead of '''R''' for R language syntax highlight. Another nice feature is the scrollings of the markdown file and preview are together. | ||
* [https://atom.io/packages/markdown-toc Markdown TOC]. It messes up the # sign in script blocks :( So I switch to RStudio which has a good support to [http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/html_document_format.html create the TOC] (YAML header). | * [https://atom.io/packages/markdown-toc Markdown TOC]. It messes up the # sign in script blocks :( So I switch to RStudio which has a good support to [http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/html_document_format.html create the TOC] (YAML header). | ||
= Emacs = | |||
* Install on Ubuntu. '''sudo apt install emacs''' | |||
* [https://shortcutworld.com/Emacs/linux/Emacs_23.2.1_Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts] | |||
** Save file: ctrl + x, ctrl + s | |||
** Quit: ctrl + x, ctrl + c | |||
** Forward search/backward search: ctrl + s, ctrl + r | |||
* [http://anirudhsasikumar.net/blog/2005.01.21.html Disabling Backup and Auto-save in Emacs] and [http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_playing_with_color_theme.html Change theme] | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'> | |||
$ cat ~/.emacs | |||
;disable backup | |||
(setq backup-inhibited t) | |||
;disable auto save | |||
(setq auto-save-default nil) | |||
(load-theme 'manoj-dark) | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
= Gedit = | = Gedit = |
Revision as of 13:03, 17 December 2018
Platforms | Pros | Cons | |
---|---|---|---|
Atom | Cross | built-in markdown file preview | |
Bluefish | Cross | remote file, project support | crash when I try Print->Preview |
Brackets | Cross | good for web designer | |
Emacs | Cross | split the buffers | |
Gedit | Cross | print preview (incorrect when landscape but pdf is right) | no code folding |
Geany | Cross | print preview; Terminal; split window | |
IntelliJ IDEA | Cross | ||
Notepad++ | Win | print line numbers, Right-click menu | R syntax highlight not work with most themes |
Qt Creator | Cross | split a window (even same file) | |
RStudio | Cross | folding, best IDE for R coding | not support drag and drop a file but SendTo works |
Sublime | Cross | ||
vi | Cross | ||
Visual Studio Code | Cross | Integrated Terminal, Markdown preview | Should not include minimap function |
HTML editors: see here.
Atom
- Markdown preview feature is OK but it cannot export to pdf or HTML.
- pandoc conversion to html/PDF is not good; scripts part has no rectangle, tables have no separate lines.
Packages
To install a new package, go to Preferences -> Install -> type the package name and hit ENTER.
To remove a package, just delete the related folder.
rm -rf ~/.atom/packages/markdown-toc
- Markdown Preview Enhanced. It allows to view in browser (html) or export to PDF. Use r instead of R for R language syntax highlight. Another nice feature is the scrollings of the markdown file and preview are together.
- Markdown TOC. It messes up the # sign in script blocks :( So I switch to RStudio which has a good support to create the TOC (YAML header).
Emacs
- Install on Ubuntu. sudo apt install emacs
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Save file: ctrl + x, ctrl + s
- Quit: ctrl + x, ctrl + c
- Forward search/backward search: ctrl + s, ctrl + r
- Disabling Backup and Auto-save in Emacs and Change theme
$ cat ~/.emacs ;disable backup (setq backup-inhibited t) ;disable auto save (setq auto-save-default nil) (load-theme 'manoj-dark)
Gedit
- To create a new tab, Ctrl + t.
- Preferences
- View: display line numbers, highlight current line
- Font and colors: change to font size 14, color scheme = Cobalt
- Plugins: External Tools
- To split a screen, Do "Documents -> New Tab Group. No extra plugin is needed to download. I am using version 3.10.4 from Ubuntu 14.04.
- Restore tabs plugin. It works on my gedit 3.4 (ubuntu 12.04). Follow the instruction there exactly.
- Source code browser plugin. This makes gedit a good IDE for developing C++/Java code since the left panel can show symbols. Click F9 to show the side panel.
- Darkmate theme.
cd /usr/share/gtksourceview-3.0/styles sudo gedit darkermate.xml
gedit > Edit > preferences > font and colors > color scheme.
Launch from a command line
gksu gedit XXXX
Plugins
- Gedit has no built-in options to show special characters except through gedit-plugins (sudo apt-get install gedit-plugins). See Draw Spaces.
- How do I open a Terminal window in gEdit?
- sudo apt-get install gedit-plugins
- Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins -> Embedded terminal
- View -> Bottom panel
Geany
Geany can be used to run a bash script file line by line. See Debugging_Scripts.
Display special characters
Geany has a way to show special characters (Tabs/LF/CR). Edit > Preferences > Display > Tick, Show whitespace (tabs) & Show Line endings(CR/LF).
For DOS text file, the line ending is CR+LF.
For Unix text file, the line ending is LF.
Font size
Users can use either one of the following methods
- Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Fonts to adjust the font size.
- Keyboard bindings: Ctrl + Shift + '+' to increase the font size or Ctrl + '-' to decrease the font size. This does not affect the font size in Preferences.
Printing
The font size in Preferences affects the printing. The font size changed by using the keyboard bindings does not affect printing.
Remove vertical line
Edit -> Preferences -> Editor -> Display -> Uncheck Long line marker.
Visual Studio Code
10 Essential Productivity Tips for Visual Studio Code
Sublime
Install it from the Snap Store on Linux
My settings file which takes care of the scheme, font size and word wrap.
{ "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai.sublime-color-scheme", "font_size": 16, "open_files_in_new_window": false, "word_wrap": true, "theme": "Default.sublime-theme" }
Theme
Write or Code Faster in Your Linux Text Editor With Custom Themes