Editra

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Editra

Screenshot of version 0.6.77

Developer(s)| Cody Precord
Initial release| June 16, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-16)
Stable release| None  [±]
Preview release|

0.7.20[1] / 5 January 2013

Written in| Python
Available in| 24 languages[2]
Type| Text editor
License| wxWindows license
Website| editra.org

Editra is a cross-platform,[3] open-source text editor, released under a wxWindows license. It is written by Cody Precord in Python, and it was first publicly released in June 2007. As of November 2011 the project is in alpha development phase, but "stable" builds are available for download. Editra has gained notability for being a text editor incorporated in Ren'py. The main site is down as of at least July 2019.

## Features

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It features syntax highlighting[4] from Pygments.[5] It supports many programming languages, including C, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and XML.[6] It also features syntax highlighting for BAT, DIFF, INI and REG file formats.[7]

Editra supports features commonly found in other programmer-style text editors. It also supports:[8]

* Auto-completion/calltips (Python, C, XML)
* Auto-indent
* Column edit mode
* Command mode
* Dockable customizable interface
* Drag-and-drop (tabs/file opening/text)
* Export to build-wxpython.py—build_dir=../bld/LaTeX/Rtf
* Edit remote files (FTPEdit plugin)
* Editable user profiles
* Extensible with plugins
* Integrated Python shell (PyShell plugin)
* Language keyword helper
* Line bookmarking
* Line edit commands (join, transpose, etc.)
* Multiple (synchronized) views of the same file
* Source control management (project plugin)
* Syntax highlighting (60+ languages)
* Unicode support
* vi keybinding support
* Zoom in/out

## See also

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* List of text editors
* Comparison of text editors

## References

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1. ^ "Editra 0.7.20 Released". Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
2. ^ http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxPython/3rdParty/Editra/setup.py[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Purdy, Kevin (13 August 2008). "Editra Brings Code-Friendly Editing to All Platforms". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
4. ^ "Editra: A Powerful & Expandable Cross-Platform Text & Code Editor". 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
5. ^ . 2017-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20171010212146/http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxPython/3rdParty/Editra/THANKS. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-05-27. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
6. ^ "Editra - Open Source Alternative - osalt.com". www.osalt.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
7. ^ "Supported languages — Pygments". pygments.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
8. ^ "Editra Download". 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Editra.

* Official website (Archived on June 23, 2019)
* editra Google Project
* Pygments -- Python syntax highlighter