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		whateverer on March 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Which text editor do you use daily? Gedit is the one I use most. Really, why would I need more for daily use? I wouldn't bother pasting stuff or taking simple notes with Vim, Emacs or even the specialized apps for that. I can read text files from the file browser with that, and for my other viewing need I have less. When I program, it's usually Emacs, otherwise Eclipse for Java.

freehunter on March 17, 2012 [–]

I use Notepad for this same reason. It's so easy to just hit win -> r - > 'notepad' on my XP laptop at work. Anything I need a text editor for, Notepad fits the bill. When it comes time to start coding, then I move to an IDE.

No need to get fancy.

bsoist on March 18, 2012 | [–]

I just hit win -> r -> 'vim' when I'm using Windows.

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