helo group, i've been trying the past 2-3 years to find the most usable and nice ide for c/c++ code writing. I've been through vim/vim + plugins/emacs + different modes/anjuta/kdevelop/codeblocks/eclipse/netbeans ... every single one of them has at least one drawback.
In short words, i am looking for an ide that can do this: - syntax highlighting - autocomplete (on the fly, not on demand, and maybe smart? - identify structures/classes ) - concurrent editing of multiple files (splitting) - tabs or buffer list - file browser - project manager - symbol list/browser current editing buffer - regex search/replace - flexible build options that include scons, not just makefile - code folding (with detection of blocks) - lightweight/ergonomic interface (i dislike space being occupied by the bar that displays the line numbers, with a padding of 10px for example) i don't desire gdb or valgrind integration, but would be a + does anyone know the answer to this ultimate question? I keep comparing different editors with the microsoft's visual studio, that is not by far as powerful as emacs but it just plain and simple does the job. They will reach a milestone when the brackets matching will actually work, but despite small inconveniences, i find it to be very close to what i am looking for. kdevelop also seemed very close to what i wanted, but somehow the fonts or the dpi make it very "crowded", i get very little space for the code. On the other hand netbeans is a good example of how the interface should be arranged, but java driven ide tends to stop being able to respond in tolerable time. i am on the edge of despair, and i am willing to try even a commercial solution. Anyone had some very positive experience with a specific ide? thanks, Andrei
