Geany, the Almost Notepad++, Improved gedit with a Few Extras That Make You Smile
Freeware, Linux, Notepad++, PHP, Programming, Ubuntu, Web Development, open source July 21st. 2008, 9:21pmI was browsing around linuxappfinder.com today and came across Geany, which I’ve already gotten quite comfortable with.
Some features I found that make it similar to notepad++
- The hotkeys are very similar if not identical to notepad++ (gedit has different ones)
- It supports regex find/replace
- It supports ‘find in files’ - by using grep
- It’s a lightweight and efficient IDE
Some features Geany has that notepad++ doesn’t
- Status window with a history
- Scribble pad
- Built in terminal
- Color picker
- Support for projects
- Tight integration with my window manager
- The functions menu is expanded to contain all sorts of clever information that I can fold in a non buggy tree
Some features notepad++ has that geany doesn’t
- TextFX (neat macros that help you with string related pattern updates)
- GUI for changing theme colors
- Tabbed find/replace and find in all (nit pick)
Why I’m quickly choosing Geany over Notepad++
With tight integration with gnome (as opposed to notepad++ which I have to run through wine) and a package of dark themes which I was able to find quickly through the Geany’s FAQ.
I haven’t tried it on Windows yet but I’d imagine it’d run pretty well.. though you are missing out on a lot of things you can take advantage of in linux. If you’re a windows user and would like to give it a whirl, this will help you.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Hell yea, I love this program! I was using Aptana for my Rails development, but its so heavy.
The syntax highlighting is WAY better for Ruby.
I like how it has a little built in terminal at the bottom so I can use my rails generators.