On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Mandy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was just curious if anyone uses a text editor for programming java
> that would work nicely with sun's java compiler. I am looking for
> something that incorporates compiling and editing into one program, such
> as TextPad for Windows does. I find it a huge hassle to write a program
> in a text editor only to compile and run it from command line. Any
> suggestions for text editors, even if not what I am looking for, I am
> open to any suggestions!
>
> Thanks,
> Mandy
Emacs! Pick your flavor, the one true free GNU-Emacs, or the equally free and
vastly powerful XEmacs. Editing, compiling, and Zippy all in one place. Plus,
you can use it from the command line or from within X. Even better, I
understand that there'll be an emacs kernel next year so you won't need
anything else ever ;-)
Seriously though, there are a ton of editors that will do this, though emacs
was the first to come to mind. Personally, I prefer a separate xterm open along
side a normal editor. This is much easier than in windows because an
xterm is "real", unlike those silly dos windows they give you in M$ systems.
--
Arandir...
