Well, both Notepad++ and Visual Studio (which I both like) are Windows only. Like Jim, I wanted to have something which works on both Windows and Unix.

I started experimenting with LiClipse and made a first version of Chirp work under Linux Mint 19 - very nice, it allows you to cross-search all files and to start Chirp from within the Eclipse IDE. So far I like it: having a whole development environment which automatically deals with all involved files and not just an editor definitely makes the work easier. https://www.liclipse.com/

Downside is that LiClipse isn't free software, it costs $80, and major upgrades aren't free either (I will decide soon whether I'll buy it or not). If you don't want to do that, try PyDev, which essentially is the same thing: it's an add-on to Eclipse, and it's free (it could use donations) - but the setup might be a pain in the back. https://www.pydev.org/

73
Bernhard AE6YN

On 07-Jan-20 11:01, Derek Chauran via chirp_devel wrote:

Personally I used notepad++ for smaller edits, and vs code for larger projects.

Vs code definitely has a learning curve, but it's open source, and super powerful.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: Rick DeWitt AA0RD via chirp_devel <chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com>

Date: 1/7/20 10:36 AM (GMT-08:00)

To: Jim Unroe via chirp_devel <chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com>

Subject: Re: [chirp_devel] Programmer's Code Editor Recommendation

Another really handy editor is Notepad++. It has switches for Python
including indentation and declaration color-coding.

On 1/3/2020 2:39 PM, Jim Unroe via chirp_devel wrote:
> Hi Chirp-Devel,
>
> I have been working on putting together another computer to do CHIRP
> development on. On my old CHIRP development computer, Windows 7 Home
> 64-bit, I have been using the ConTEXT Programmer's Editor as my main
> editor. I really like ConTEXT but it has been out of development for
> over 10 years. Also after using its file compare feature, it can crash
> at any time losing any work that was done since the last save. A bug
> that will obviously not get fixed.
>
> I figure now is as good a time as any to find a different programmer's
> code editor to replace ConTEXT. I've been doing some googling to see
> if I can come up with something that is cross-platform (at least
> Windows and Linux) that I like. However, as I am looking, it occurred
> to me that I sould ask the group's members "what editor they are you
> using?" or "what editor do you recommend?"
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jim KC9HI
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