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diff --git a/editors/jedit-devel/pkg-descr b/editors/jedit-devel/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..153fbb89a533 --- /dev/null +++ b/editors/jedit-devel/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +jEdit is an Open Source programmer's text editor written in Java. It is +released under the GNU General Public License. jEdit was written for Java 1.1 +with Swing 1.1, and also runs under Java 2. + +As far as text editors written in Java go, jEdit is one of the best. It has an +easy to use, intuitive interface, and enough features and flexibility to please +even the most hard-core programmer. A very incomplete list of jEdit's features +follows. + +o Syntax highlighting for 30+ file types (including C, C++, Java, Perl, etc) +o Semi-intelligent auto indent in C, C++ and Java modes +o Bracket highlighting and matching +o Powerful macro system +o Auto-expanding abbreviations for the frequiently used strings +o Powerful search and replace - supports regular expressions and multiple file + search/replace; Search and replace operations can be recorded in macros +o Any number of strings and caret positions can be stored for later use in + so-called registers +o Rectangular selections for working with column-based files +o Any number of editor windows can be opened, and each view can be split into + multiple panes for side-by-side viewing of multiple files +o Unlimited undo/redo + +WWW: http://jedit.sourceforge.net/ |