Editra Explained

Editra
Developer:	Cody Precord
Programming Language:	Python
Language:	24 languages^[1]
Genre:	Text editor
License:	wxWindows license

Editra is a cross-platform,^[2] open-source text editor, released under a wxWindows license. It is written by Cody Precord in Python, and it was first publicly released in June 2007. As of November 2011 the project is in alpha development phase, but "stable" builds are available for download. Editra has gained notability for being a text editor incorporated in Ren'py. The main site is down as of at least July 2019.

Features

It features syntax highlighting^[3] from Pygments.^[4] It supports many programming languages, including C, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and XML.^[5] It also features syntax highlighting for BAT, DIFF, INI and REG file formats.^[6]

Editra supports features commonly found in other programmer-style text editors. It also supports:^[7]

• Auto-completion/calltips (Python, C, XML)
• Auto-indent
• Column edit mode
• Command mode
• Dockable customizable interface
• Drag-and-drop (tabs/file opening/text)
• Export to build-wxpython.py—build_dir=../bld/LaTeX/Rtf
• Edit remote files (FTPEdit plugin)
• Editable user profiles
• Extensible with plugins
• Integrated Python shell (PyShell plugin)
• Language keyword helper
• Line bookmarking
• Line edit commands (join, transpose, etc.)
• Multiple (synchronized) views of the same file
• Source control management (project plugin)
• Syntax highlighting (60+ languages)
• Unicode support
• vi keybinding support
• Zoom in/out

See also

• List of text editors
• Comparison of text editors

External links

• Official website (Archived on June 23, 2019)
• editra Google Project
• Pygments - Python syntax highlighter

Notes and References

1. http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxPython/3rdParty/Editra/setup.py{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Web site: Editra Brings Code-Friendly Editing to All Platforms. Kevin. Purdy. 13 August 2008. 1 December 2011. 14 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814052425/http://lifehacker.com/400332/editra-brings-code+friendly-editing-to-all-platforms. live.
3. Web site: Editra: A Powerful & Expandable Cross-Platform Text & Code Editor. 29 June 2011. 1 December 2011. 29 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111129170603/http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/editra-powerful-expandable-crossplatform-text-code-editor/. live.
4. Web site: 2017-10-10 . 2023-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010212146/http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxPython/3rdParty/Editra/THANKS . 2017-10-10 .
5. Web site: Editra - Open Source Alternative - osalt.com. www.osalt.com. 2011-12-01. 2011-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20111209202114/http://www.osalt.com/editra. live.
6. Web site: Supported languages — Pygments. pygments.org. 2011-11-30. 2011-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20111128181417/http://pygments.org/languages. live.
7. Web site: Editra Download. 10 January 2013. 1 December 2011. 6 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111106104705/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/File-Editors/editra.shtml. live.