August 01, 2013, 4:59 PM — Today's Linux text editors bridge the gap between the needs of high-end programmers and those of day-to-day users. These applications offer a range of functionality, from clean and user-friendly interfaces (preferred for normal text editing) to power-packed features (required for programming).
Most Linux users I've talked to tell me they want a text editor that can be used for normal text editing (and even some word processing) as well as for hard-core programming and coding. And, of course, they're looking for a low learning curve.
In this roundup, I assess five of the most well-known free text editors -- Gedit, GNU Emacs, GNU Nano, KATE and Vim. I have been using Linux for the past six years now, and my views are based on the practical experiences that I have had with each of them.
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