What do you use to write PERL?

[pushVTEC]

Well I usually use textpad to write all my php, html etc... but textpad is causing me some issues with PERL so what do you guys use to write PERL? Right now i'm just using nano. Windows programs preferably, thanks

-Push

 

[Mucman]

What issues are you having with Textpad? I have been using Textpad to write perl for a few years in a windows environment.

 

[tfinch2]

emacs

 

[pushVTEC]

Originally posted by: Mucman
What issues are you having with Textpad? I have been using Textpad to write perl for a few years in a windows environment.

It gives me the bad interpreter error when I try running the PERL

 

[Nothinman]

gvim.

 

[Modeps]

pico

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: pushVTEC

Originally posted by: Mucman
What issues are you having with Textpad? I have been using Textpad to write perl for a few years in a windows environment.

It gives me the bad interpreter error when I try running the PERL

1) Stop writing perl in all caps.

2) Save your files with unix newline characters.

 

[EmperorRob]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
gvim.

vim is the only editor I've found that will correctly color << HERE documents using syntax highlighting.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
gvim.

 

[JaakRandmets]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
gvim.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

[^g]vim

 

[cyberia]

vi

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
emacs

 

[mattg1981]

vim

 

[Davegod75]

nedit baby

 

[UCJefe]

Visual SlickEdit but that's only because we've got a site license for it at work. I used to be a TextPad user back in the day though.

 

[beyonddc]

Can give a try with Notepad++
Notepad++ Linkie

 

[stndn]

keyboard. sometimes paper and pen/cil ,D
(couldn't resist)

in any case, for Perl i use vi (any flavors work).

speaking of the devil, anyone knows any vi program or extension that supports tabbed windows?
(not looking for non-vi tabbed-windowing text editor at the moment)

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: stndn
keyboard. sometimes paper and pen/cil ,D
(couldn't resist)

in any case, for Perl i use vi (any flavors work).

speaking of the devil, anyone knows any vi program or extension that supports tabbed windows?
(not looking for non-vi tabbed-windowing text editor at the moment)

There is something called bufexplore or something like that, which scripts vim to have "tabs," but IMO it sucks pretty bad. If you're on unix you could use multiple instances inside of screen(1), and if you're in X11 there are x terminals with tabs.

 

[Modeps]

I hate how people still use vi... there are so many better options out there. Why make it more complex? Just because you can say you use vi?

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: Modeps
I hate how people still use vi... there are so many better options out there. Why make it more complex? Just because you can say you use vi?

What do you like better and why? Easier to use is not a valid reason, as we already know vi.

 

[Sunner]

Kate.

 

[Nothinman]

I hate how people still use vi... there are so many better options out there. Why make it more complex? Just because you can say you use vi?

vi rocks, once you learn how to use it there's no comparison. gvim is one of the first things I install on any Windows machine I have to use.

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey

Originally posted by: stndn
keyboard. sometimes paper and pen/cil ,D
(couldn't resist)

in any case, for Perl i use vi (any flavors work).

speaking of the devil, anyone knows any vi program or extension that supports tabbed windows?
(not looking for non-vi tabbed-windowing text editor at the moment)

There is something called bufexplore or something like that, which scripts vim to have "tabs," but IMO it sucks pretty bad. If you're on unix you could use multiple instances inside of screen(1), and if you're in X11 there are x terminals with tabs.

Emacs is all about multiple buffers. Personally I use vim, but I think I am liking emacs when I remember all the commands.

All other editors pale in comparision to a wizard and his emacs/vi. Tis a thing to behold, you can go so much faster once you ween yourself off of the mouse.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Modeps
I hate how people still use vi... there are so many better options out there. Why make it more complex? Just because you can say you use vi?

Aside from the fact that I think it's a kickass lightweight editor, it's also good to know if for nothing else but the fact that it's shipped with every UNIX variant I've ever encountered.

Now if you would have said ed, I'd have agreed.