I'm still here as well... Umm..... Most of the time. ;-) I don't usually post unless I feel that I"m needed or can contribute something more to the thread. Text Editors: Linux: Nano, Gedit, Kate, etc. Depending upon which DE I happen to be using at the moment. Unix: Vi (is default on most systems that I've tried) M$ XP: Notepad++ <http://notepad-plus-plus.org/> < (Try it Herb, it'll make you feel right at home Linux style when using M$). +1 Herb: I too am a lizard when its cold. :-D S Slider Proud user of Linux http://www.linuxmint.com/ http://www.debian.org/ On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:33 PM, <hc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've been peffectly content with gedit and discovered it will run on > windose but without the plug-ins and no spell checker but i do not use win > very often usually just to get me out of a jam when I have blown grub or > something else vital and need help. > > > > I jst bought a new dell but haven't got it hooked up yet. I am like a > lizard can't move much in cold weather and I can only afford to heat my > living area so I wait till couple warm days that coincide with my bod > working on those days, lol tell ya what this old stuf sure ain't for > sissies it is really hard, whine, groan, sigh. > > > > Anyway please do not close the list because we are quiet it is a valuable > resource, praise the Lee, I sure have learned a lot via. Not grammar > though, LOL > > > > On Monday, February 3, 2014 20:07, "Lee Parmeter" <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > said: > > > On 02/03/2014 06:03 PM, Don Crowder wrote: > > > Haven't seen any traffic on this list for quite a while now. Thought > > > I'd post something just for grins. My editor of choice is gedit > > > though I sometimes use leafpad or mousepad. I've used nano but wasn't > > > entirely comfortable with it. I've never been tempted to use Vim, but > > > if I were, I might start here. > > > > > > http://carbonfive.github.io/vimtronner/ > > > > > For me it's gedit on desktops with GUI & nano on headless systems from > > serial console & ssh login. > > Used to use "vim" years ago, but really never need to anymore as nano is > > easier. > > You really only need to know 2 commands with "nano": Save (Ctrl-o) and > > exit (Ctrl-x) > > > > -Lee > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > Highland Lakes Linux User Group (HLLUG): http://www.hllug.org > > HLLUG mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/hllug > > >