Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: John Bokma Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Python IDE/text-editor Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:04:23 -0500 Organization: Castle Amber Lines: 41 Message-ID: <8739licppk.fsf@castleamber.com> References: <8739lij2h7.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <87r59269y4.fsf@castleamber.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: individual.net IrI80tGW154UL0GBhgUl6QuIJ2HvD1N3v/hyrYOUWsC1gt91PV Cancel-Lock: sha1:4qIDmCcamYB50iytBBW2bwtEH0g= sha1:y6hrd1tLzUXXdOpOkd1SEcamikU= X-Url: http://johnbokma.com/ User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:3317 Alec Taylor writes: > Thanks, but non of the IDEs so far suggested have an embedded python > interpreter Emacs has. Well, it's not embedded as *in* Emacs, but I don't think there are many editors that have that besides the ones written in Python. > AND tabs... Emacs has no tabs per se (although it wouldn't surprise me if there is an extension that does this) but can show a list of buffers. Also, you can switch very easily between buffers. I used to work a lot with Textpad /because/ of the tabs, but don't miss them with Emacs. Another feature I love is the ability to /split/ a window in 2 parts to have 2 views on the same buffer. And being able to open another window with another view on the same buffer. > a few of the editors (such as Editra) have > really nice interfaces, however are missing the embedded > interpreter... emacs having the opposite problem, missing tabs (also, > selecting text with my mouse is something I do often). You can select text just fine with a mouse in Emacs. Anyway, checked for tabs. http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TabBarMode The remark at the bottom states: Aquamacs tabbar work with standard emacs.Just check it out. - Emmett What I love so much about Emacs is that each feature I've wanted so far is either part of it, or can be installed. Sometimes I have to change how I think about the feature a bit, but so far, so good. -- John Bokma j3b Blog: http://johnbokma.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/j.j.j.bokma Freelance Perl & Python Development: http://castleamber.com/