[chirp_devel] Programmer's Code Editor Recommendation
Brian Dickman
Tue Jan 7 11:37:48 PST 2020
For some more cross-platform, open-source and free options to consider:
Atom and PyCharm. I find both much lighter-weight and more suited to the
purpose of Python project editing than anything bolted onto Eclipse, YMMV.
https://atom.io/packages/ide-python
https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:30 AM Bernhard Hailer via chirp_devel <
chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
> Well, both Notepad++ and Visual Studio (which I both like) are Windows
> only. Like Jim, I wanted to have something which works on both Windows and
> Unix.
>
> I started experimenting with LiClipse and made a first version of Chirp
> work under Linux Mint 19 - very nice, it allows you to cross-search all
> files and to start Chirp from within the Eclipse IDE. So far I like it:
> having a whole development environment which automatically deals with all
> involved files and not just an editor definitely makes the work easier.
> https://www.liclipse.com/
>
> Downside is that LiClipse isn't free software, it costs $80, and major
> upgrades aren't free either (I will decide soon whether I'll buy it or
> not). If you don't want to do that, try PyDev, which essentially is the
> same thing: it's an add-on to Eclipse, and it's free (it could use
> donations) - but the setup might be a pain in the back.
> https://www.pydev.org/
>
>
> 73
> Bernhard AE6YN
>
> On 07-Jan-20 11:01, Derek Chauran via chirp_devel wrote:
>
> Personally I used notepad++ for smaller edits, and vs code for larger
> projects.
>
> Vs code definitely has a learning curve, but it's open source, and super
> powerful.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Rick DeWitt AA0RD via chirp_devel
> <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com> <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Date: 1/7/20 10:36 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Jim Unroe via chirp_devel <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_devel] Programmer's Code Editor Recommendation
>
> Another really handy editor is Notepad++. It has switches for Python
> including indentation and declaration color-coding.
>
> On 1/3/2020 2:39 PM, Jim Unroe via chirp_devel wrote:
> > Hi Chirp-Devel,
> >
> > I have been working on putting together another computer to do CHIRP
> > development on. On my old CHIRP development computer, Windows 7 Home
> > 64-bit, I have been using the ConTEXT Programmer's Editor as my main
> > editor. I really like ConTEXT but it has been out of development for
> > over 10 years. Also after using its file compare feature, it can crash
> > at any time losing any work that was done since the last save. A bug
> > that will obviously not get fixed.
> >
> > I figure now is as good a time as any to find a different programmer's
> > code editor to replace ConTEXT. I've been doing some googling to see
> > if I can come up with something that is cross-platform (at least
> > Windows and Linux) that I like. However, as I am looking, it occurred
> > to me that I sould ask the group's members "what editor they are you
> > using?" or "what editor do you recommend?"
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Jim KC9HI
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