Recommend me a code editor that works with keyboard short cuts

[Edwin]

Hi Guys,

I was wondering what type of editors you are using, to make things a little bit easier to write code.

I'm looking for a simple editor that allows me to for example hold down down Shift + D and it would spit out :

<div id=""></div>

I would like to define my own short cuts as well.


Any recommendations? :)

[dgwyer]

I have been toying with the idea of putting together a simple editor that highlights code, and allows you to maintain a code snippet library. Also, I may make it more WordPress-centric and include easy pasting of WordPress functions (via intellisense perhaps?).

If it proved popular then I would probably release it as a proper application. But, as there are so many editors out there already it might just be a hobby project. :)

Anyone else interested in anything like this? Features you would like to see you can't seem to find anywhere else, or perhaps there are some features you really love in various editors (but not in one place) and would like to see them all together under one application?

[andrea_r]

http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/gen...y-code-faster/

:D

[Edwin]

I have been toying with the idea of putting together a simple editor that highlights code, and allows you to maintain a code snippet library. Also, I may make it more WordPress-centric and include easy pasting of WordPress functions (via intellisense perhaps?).

If it proved popular then I would probably release it as a proper application. But, as there are so many editors out there already it might just be a hobby project. :)

Anyone else interested in anything like this? Features you would like to see you can't seem to find anywhere else, or perhaps there are some features you really love in various editors (but not in one place) and would like to see them all together under one application?

I would be interested in this, because right now I haven't found a single straight forward editor that allows me to do a simple task as setting up a keyboard short cut to insert for example <div id=""></div> with a command of my choice.

http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/gen...y-code-faster/
:D

Thanks Andrea, but unfortunately that didn't really help me on my way.

[andrea_r]

The first item in the link I left talked about Zen Coding - an editor plugin that allows you to shortcut common items pretty much like you mentioned.

I know it;s not *keyboard* shortcuts, but it's still way shorter / faster.

[Utkarsh]

I have been toying with the idea of putting together a simple editor that highlights code, and allows you to maintain a code snippet library. Also, I may make it more WordPress-centric and include easy pasting of WordPress functions (via intellisense perhaps?).

If it proved popular then I would probably release it as a proper application. But, as there are so many editors out there already it might just be a hobby project. :)

Anyone else interested in anything like this? Features you would like to see you can't seem to find anywhere else, or perhaps there are some features you really love in various editors (but not in one place) and would like to see them all together under one application?

I've created a set of snippets for my own use in Vim. It goes something like

snippet af
add_filter( '${1:filter}', '${2:function}', ${3:10}, ${4:1} );
snippet aa
add_action( '${1:action}', '${2:function}', ${3:10}, ${4:1} );
snippet apf
apply_filters( '${1:filter}', ${2:param1}, ${3:param2} );
snippet da
do_action( '${1:action}' );
snippet rf
remove_filter( '${1:filter}', '${2:function}', ${3:10}, ${4:1} );
snippet ra
remove_action( '${1:action}', '${2:function}', ${3:10}, ${4:1} );

and about a dozen more.

Saves me a few minutes for every hour I code.

The first item in the link I left talked about Zen Coding - an editor plugin that allows you to shortcut common items pretty much like you mentioned.

I know it;s not *keyboard* shortcuts, but it's still way shorter / faster.

+1 for Zen Coding. Been using it since the day it was released on Notepad++ and now on VIM.

[t31os]

Notepad++ can use Macros, which in turn can be given shortcut keys, but i'd also suggest Zen Coding(works with Notepad++) having just watched the video and downloaded it, makes writing HTML a heck of alot faster using CSS like selectors..

Example..

You could write..

div#header>ul#nav>li.menu-item-$*5

Then hit CTRL + E (or whatever hotkey it gives you)

And you end up with..

<div id="header">
    <ul id="nav">
        <li class="menu-item-1"></li>
        <li class="menu-item-2"></li>
        <li class="menu-item-3"></li>
        <li class="menu-item-4"></li>
        <li class="menu-item-5"></li>
    </ul>
</div>

Can't believe i didn't know about Zen Coding before, been using CSS selectors for years, so this is just up my street... :)

[BrianLayman]

I have Notepad++ macros configured to to neat stuff like look up the function call I am in the codex or published source code. It can be pretty slick...

[mmuro]

It's probably too much for what you are trying to do, but you could use Snippets.

http://mac.appstorm.net/how-to/produ...with-snippets/