Questions tagged [text-editors]
A text editor is a program that allows for editing of plain text files.
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An app to automatically reload file whenver it is externally modified [closed]
I am looking for an app that can keep the file reloading without any user trigger (focus change or keyboard shortcut) whenever it changes externally.
The file in question is log file of an app and I ...
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How to make hyperlinks clickable in Bluefish text editor to open the URL in a web browser?
In the Bluefish text editor, how does one make hyperlinks (URLs) clickable so they open the URL in a web browser?
I've looked through all of the application's options, and skimmed the manual, and I'm ...
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windows-equivalent of mac's "insert pattern" functionality for {find,search}ing/replacing text
surprised no one has asked this question yet.
is there any way to get the "insert pattern" functionality that is available on pretty much all mac apps with search and replace (except, ...
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Mobaxterm text editor
I use mobaxterm to connect via ssh. I would like to about the tab sizes in the Mobaxterm text editor. I would like to increase the size of each tab to view the whole file title. Is that possible?
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Set default text editor in Preferred Applications in MATE
I'm using neovim-gtk as my text editor, which I've compiled myself. I'd like to set it as the default text editor in MATE's Preferred Applications, but there's no such option.
There is a desktop file ...
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What does Mousepad's "Open files in: new tabs in a new window" do?
Mousepad's preferences menu has an 'Open files in:' dropdown menu. One of its items is 'new tabs in a new window'. How does this differ from 'new tabs' and 'new window'? I've experimented but see no ...
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Is there an extension or configuration to get VScode to use a single quartet of hotkeys to navigate between split-terminals and split-editor panes?
I come from a vi background, and I'm used to using something like CtrlW+CtrlH/J/K/L to navigate around 'panes' in the editor interface, including both integrated terminals and text-editors.
I've got ...
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How to disable popup menu when switching tab list (Ctrl+Tab) in Kate?
How to disable popup menu when switching tab list (Ctrl+Tab) in Kate?
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Issue with tab size on console applications
I am having issues with tab size on vim, neovim and nano on both terminals I have (st and alacritty).
On terminal text editors tabs are 8 spaces long, but if I open the same file with either sublime ...
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Is it possible to separately run image magick commands on certain pages in a pdf documents, then combine it all into one pdf?
I'm a student and have exams coming up. I'm trying to remove solutions from some online resources I've found to study from. The solutions were all written in red text under Short Answer (SA) questions ...
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How to disable "Modify Style" confirmation dialog in Word 365
tl;dr How can I turn off "Modify Style" dialog box in Word 365? How can I make Word always re-apply clicked style to the text. Without making any weird questions or confirmations in between?
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Toad -- seeing windows side by side
I'd like to see the SQL editor in TOAD allow one to see windows side by side (as NotePad ++ allows with "move to other view", for example.) My purpose would be to look at to different (but ...
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Why are there blanks when selecting multiple lines in a text file?
When selecting mutiple lines on an IDE / Notepad on Windows, there are blank characters at the end of each line.
You can't move the cursor through them when using the arrow keys, they only appear ...
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How can I open a file with Far Manager editor using command line without launching a new instance of Far?
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When I using Far Manager, I would like to open Far Manager editor without navigating to the file (which could be on another drive, folder etc.) and pressing F4.
Instead I would like to open ...
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Why PDF is larger in size in comparison to ePUB? [duplicate]
I don't know a lot about both file formats but when I get a copy of books in each format, almost always PDF is larger than ePUB, with or without images.
for example, quick test shows that if I have ...
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