It's also possible to define macros, and the editor is programmable using a relatively new scripting language called Beanshell, which has almost identical syntax to Java. One good thing about jEdit overall is the ease of configuration of most aspects of the editor - no more arcane. Most of these plugins are easy to configure and even easier to update and install - jEdit checks and downloads the plug-ins for you. Some of the best plug-ins are JBrowse, which shows you the content of your classes in a kind of UML tree diagram Java Style, which reformats your java program according to the style rules chosen by you JStandards, which checks conformance to a series of coding standards JCompiler, which allows group compilation of java files This makes jEdit probably only second to (x)emacs in extensibility. Most of the plug-ins available cater to the Java programmer, and they are seamlessly integrated into the operation of the editor. While the basic editor is by itself extremely modern, good-looking and powerful, where jEdit really shines out is in the power of its Plug-in architecture. However, all these features do not get in the way of your progressive learning, which is a major problem with vi, and particularly vim and (x)emacs, which offer so much functionality that it is difficult not to be overwhelmed when you start using them. This is probably the most feature-rich of all modern editors - new ideas are being incorporated by the day, like Folding and Narrowing. Having grown up on vi(m) and (x)emacs, the 2 war-horses of unix programmers and sysadmins, what is amazing about jEdit is that it offers the same kind of power without the slow learning curve of these 2 classic editors. JEdit - the choice of the new generation?
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