Text Editors

Microsoft's "Notepad" and Mac's "Textedit"

Notepad_{on Microsoft Windows} or Text Edit_{on OSX} come already installed on a new computer and are just fine for for minor stuff. However, when and if you get serious about coding a good text editor can be worth its weight in gold!

Text Editor Resource Links:

• Extensive Comparison of text editors!_{wikipedia's list}
• Five Best Text Editors
  1. Sublime Text$70proprietaryallows an unlimited free trial cross-platform
  2. Notepad++^{free and open source}_{For MS Windows Only}
  3. VIM^{free and open source} _{cross platform}
  4. Atom^{free and open source}_{cross platform}
  5. Emacs^free_{cross platform}
• What about Editors for Chromebook?
  • Four Of The Best Text Editors For Your Chromebook

a point to ponder...

Even if an editor is free, it still requires an investment in time to learn and master its best time saving features. So, spend a little time considering your needs and investigating which editor will most likely be a best fit for you.

Now, lets open a new example.htm file in both Text Edit and Sublime Text for a quick comparison of a simple no frills editor and a cadallac text editor:_{Terminal Macro: cipeditorclass}

Expanding Selection & Code Folding

1st: In Sublime Text we will look at expanding selection to matching tags and code folding.

PURPOSE: easily hide long, distracting code.

1. Shift + Command + A is the shortcut key:
   
2. Option + Command + [ is the Code Folding shortcut key:
   

Rapid Selection of Multiple Identical Items for simultaneous editing

2nd: In Sublime Text we will look at selecting multiple identical items:

1. Command + D is the shortcut key:
   
   • Identical words of interest:
     
     
   • 1st). select "Example Domain" inside the title tag.
   • 2nd). Command + D will cause the next "Example Domain" inside the h1 tag to also be selected.
   • 3rd). Edit as desired!

The Same Edits in the No Frills Editor_{is more tedious!}

3rd: In Text Edit we will look at editing the title tag and the h1 tag. Note: it is not possible to simultaneously edit the two tag items.