Your favorite code editor

[betajaen]

I've uninstalled it as well. I can't configure the colours, so it clashes with my colour scheme.

Instead, I've been working on making Sublime compile my visual studio projects. I've got it so if I press F7, devenv compiles the .sln file; it even allows you to specify the regex so it can jump to the related files with errors. Now I would like it so I can add and remove files to the project files without the need of opening Visual Studio. Me thinks, a trip to MSDN!

[_tommo_]

I found RockScroll a few minutes ago, it allows you to have a mini-map of code in Visual Studio. I can't seem to configure it, and as it's an addin it will only work with non-express versions of Visual Studio. But I'm sure some people will like it.

I have installed its "sequel", MetalScroll

To me it's awesome, i always happen to remember where big pieces of code are using line length/character density/indentation...
and after all it's easier to click a wider bar

[betajaen]

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Nice! Thanks _tommo_

Anyone got any other links to wonderful addins like this for Visual Studio?

[Kojack]

Anyone got any other links to wonderful addins like this for Visual Studio?

I'm now using:
Productivity Power Tools
- solution navigator (panel which combines the features of solution explorer, class view, object browser, call hierarchy, navigate to and find symbol reference into one area)
- quick access (text search window which finds visual studio menu items, option pages, templates, open files and other stuff. Can't remember where the option for showing visible white spaces is? Just type "white" in the quick access window and it will tell you "Edit->Advanced->View White Space (Ctrl-Shift-8)". Clicking on that result will activate it.)
- enhanced tab bar (vertical tabs (stacks them beside your editor panel), pin tabs (so they don't move when you scroll through tabs), remove tabs by usage order (keeps the most recently used tabs visible when there's too many tabs to show at once), two tab rows (one for pinned and one for unpinned), sort tabs by project or alphabetical, colour code tabs by project or using regular expressions)
- highlight current line
- auto bracket complete
- triple click line selection
- auto detect (and ask if it should correct) mixed tabs and spaces
- align assignment key (it aligns the = in a series of consecutive assignments)
- move selected line or block up/down through code using keys
- add column guides

PowerCommands for VS2010
- auto format a document on save
- copy path of a file by right clicking on it in the solution explorer
- insert guid
- undo document close (even remembers last cursor position)
- copy/paste references between .net projects
- edit project file (opens the project file in vs for you to manually edit)
- open containing folder
- open command prompt
- unload / reload all projects
- extract constant

[_tommo_]

Visual Assist X
It hasn't many useful features at a first glance, but after a while you can't live without its IntelliSense boost!

[spacegaier]

Yes, that's true. I just realized that yesterday when my trial expired. It isn't that sort of too obvious tool that really stands out all the time, because it offers things, Microsoft should have implemented on their own. But once it's gone, you miss that thing...

I am glad that they granted me an extra 30 days trial time and I guess I will buy it afterwards. Academic license is only 49$ which seems fair.

[akem321]

Cool topic;
my favorite code editor is Notepad++ at the moment, i use it on Windows and on Ubuntu + Wine.
I tried a bit vi/vim back in the days, i also remember Elvis, but i can't stand the dual mode ed/ex,
i think it's very counter intuitive...clearly not user friendly editors imho,
and there was already good friendly editors on DOS at the same time like Turbo Pascal/C etc...
I used joe's own editor for years and still use it, i like it!

I suggest the best editor ever for * everything * including code.

[jacmoe]

Notepad++ through Wine??
Are you mad?
Kate is a really excellent Notepad++ replacement. Gedit if you're a Gnomer.

My favorites are Joe - because I loved Wordstar back in the days! - and Emacs.
Emacs takes a while to get into, but it really grows on you.
It's WASD-style writing. And it's completely programmable. I really like the efficiency of not having to move my hands - mouse, arrow-keys, menus.. kills productivity IMO.

For an IDE, I use KDevelop.
It's far better than Visual Studio with VisualAssist enabled. And it's free.
Unfortunately, it doesn't run on Windows.

Here's a screenie of Emacs in action:

[strychnine213]

Visual Studio with out a doubt! I have been using Code::Blocks in Linux though, and must say; it's growing on me.

Anyone got any other links to wonderful addins like this for Visual Studio?

I don't have much in terms of addon's although there are a few things I could give. The strych theme (red and black) is available on my portfolio http://www.strychnine213.com. The theme requires you have the theme plugin (which I highly recommend. Though it doesn't work on express editions of visual studio) http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microso ... 9f16402378.

Other than that I can't say I use a lot of them.

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