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Re: Codewright Failure

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On 27.3.17 11:05, David Brown wrote:

> If you want to work directly with a Pi, get a Pi 3 - the earlier ones
> are a bit too slow for using as a desktop.  (They are great for running
> specific programs, but it gets painful when it takes a few seconds to
> open a new large program.)  I find it is easier to do most stuff from a
> PC, and only occasionally edit things directly on a Pi.  But that is
> easier if the desktop is Linux, since it gives you several convenient
> ways to swap files and work together with the Pi.
>
> So for an editor that works on the Pi, I usually use nano.  It is a
> simple command-line editor - fine for making small fixes, and works well
> over ssh even on very limited connections.  Unlike other popular
> command-line editors such as vi and emacs, it works as you would expect
> it to.
>
> As for an editor for Linux and/or Windows, I am afraid you are in
> trouble - there are vast numbers of them, with a broad range from light
> and simple to large and complex.  They are all somewhat different from
> Codewright - and it is always hard for a "power user" to switch editors.
>  No matter which editor you pick, you will go through a period where you
> feel there are missing features, bad layouts, counter-intuitive
> interfaces, etc., simply because it is not the editor you are so
> familiar with.
>
> Personally, I use eclipse as my main editor these days, on Linux and
> Windows.  It works well for what I need, I am used to it, and it is by
> far the most common IDE delivered with microcontroller toolchains.  But
> I would not run it on a Pi, and I fully understand how some people don't
> like it.


Another vote for Eclipse, but it is large to huge, depending on
how many features are included.

Hardcore Unix people swear by Emacs. It seems to include everything
but a kitchen sink.

-- 

-TV

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Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 17:17 -0500
  Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-16 18:18 -0800
    Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 21:36 -0500
      Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-17 10:11 -0800
      Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 15:40 -0400
        Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-24 12:54 -0700
          Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 16:10 -0400
            Re: Codewright Failure George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-24 22:50 -0400
              Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 15:39 -0400
                Re: Codewright Failure George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-26 04:55 -0400
                Re: Codewright Failure David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-27 10:05 +0200
                Re: Codewright Failure Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-27 14:27 +0300
                Re: Codewright Failure David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-27 14:01 +0200
                Re: Codewright Failure Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-27 19:41 +0300
  Re: Codewright Failure "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-02-18 23:12 +1000
  Re: Codewright Failure "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-02-18 23:13 +1000
  Re: Codewright Failure mrfirmware <mrfirmware@gmail.com> - 2017-03-22 09:32 -0700
  Re: Codewright Failure "roricka" <137631@EmbeddedRelated> - 2019-08-01 14:09 -0500
    Re: Codewright Failure Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 15:51 -0700
      Re: Codewright Failure Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2019-08-10 15:30 -0700
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