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I need some recommendations for a php/css/html editor for linux

I don't need a WYSIWYG editor, just something to code in.. preferrably with Tabs and good color coding

any suggestions?
 


Stanley-

I'd recommend starting with the Eclipse IDE, which is kind of a universal development/programming editor, and then getting the php-plugin. Here are some links to get you started:

Eclipse.org home - Link the the Eclipse project core

SourceForge.net: PHPeclipse - PHP Eclipse-Plugin - PHP Plugin

Eclipse has become a pretty popular development environment for Linux, so there is lots of support out there for the application. Let me know what you think.
 
I'll definitely check it out.

Is it resource heavy?
I'm not application-heavy, so I don't need a thick editor.
..Looking for something light weight with quick load times
 
Actually yeah, it's pretty resource intensive. I mean, if you're on a relatively quick machine I don't think it'll be a problem, but it's definitely not "light".

That being said, I'd probably recommend Bluefish:

Bluefish Editor : Home

Kind of prides itself on being a lightweight and has a great development team behind it; it's a very active project.
 
i use Aptana, which i fairly heavy, but has some built in project management stuff if you're into that. It's built on the Eclipse IDE.
 
[SIZE=-1]Oxygen XML[/SIZE]is a web editor for CSS. Bluefish and Quanta Plus are html editors. [SIZE=-1]WHat is the best PHP editor for linux.[/SIZE]
 
I have tested a few editors a while ago. I was interested in cross-platform open source ones primarily. At the end I have chosen to continue with Macromedia Dreamwawer 8 (i actually work almost exclusively on windows) even if it's not open source nor cross-platform. It's just the one i like best and i find it easy to use.

From the ones that work on linux and that I tested the best was PHPEclipse (Eclipse + PHP plugin). As aim said it is resource intensive. The light one that i found decent was JEdit + necessary plugins.

I know people who use vim and emacs and they are very content with them, but i found it complicated to learn them and a bit over the hand.

What I recommend to you finally is that you go at PHP Editor Review - PHP IDE and see the reviews and download and test them by yourself. Most likely there's no such editor to suit all programmers, so you should find the one that suits you.

Regards
 
jover said:
JEdit is supposed to be pretty good. It's cross platform, good language support and I think it's fairly light weight.

If you want the ultimate in text editing, go with Emacs or Vim, steep learning curve, but it's worth it.
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Yes, JEdit is VERY good. There's tons of plugins covering just about every language imaginable.
 
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