On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, John Drago wrote: > Just out of curiosity, what editor do you folks normally use when > writing perl?
vim > What editor do you used when writing perl inside HTML in ASP-style? vim > Have you heard of the OptiPerl Visual IDE? I have been using it for > some time and really like it. Nope. > I don't mean to sound like I'm "plugging" OptiPerl, but I like it so > much and it saves me so much time coding that I thought I would pass on > a personal recommendation. > > OptiPerl has *hands down* the best syntax-coloring I have ever seen. > Take a look at a screenshot: http://doc.e-commedia.com/optiperl_d.png Its pretty, but I tried to use it on my windows machine and I couldn't get it to look anything like that. > Some other features I like include: > Integrated POD-viewer > Project Manager > Code-explorer, with listings of scalars, arrays, hashes, > subroutines, packages, PODs, exported symbols, uses and requires. > Debugger > Remote debugger > Internal webserver and support for use with an external > webserver > > > It is also extensible in almost any way imaginable via your own perl > plugins. If you want to write a plugin with a GUI, you can use perl/Tk. > Several examples are included. > > OptiPerl is a Windows program for now, but I have tried it on Linux with > CrossOver Office and it worked well. Xarka.com (the company that > created OptiPerl) has mentioned the possibility of a Linux version going > into alpha soon. But it'd still be a GUI app, wouldn't it? I don't work on GUI's with code 99% of the time. > Of course, when I'm just logged in over SSH I use pico when I can (never > quite got the vi commands down). A shame, once you know them vi goes really fast. Skylos - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - The best part about the internet is nobody knows you're a dog. (Peter Stiener, The New Yorker, July 5, 1993) - Dogs like... TRUCKS! (Nissan commercial, 1996) - PGP key: http://dogpawz.com/skylos/mykey.asc --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
