gedit

Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

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official text editor of the gnome desktop environment. has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. it is extensible with plugins.

currently it features: * full support for internationalized text (utf8) * configurable syntax highlighting for various languages (c, c++, java, html, xml, python, perl and many others) * undo/redo * editing files from remote locations * file reverting * print and print preview support * clipboard support (cut/copy/paste) * search and replace * go to specific line * auto indentation * text wrapping * line numbers * right margin * current line highlighting * bracket matching * backup files * configurable fonts and colors * a complete online user manual

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Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight Spell checking Syntax Highlighting Autocompletion

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