Unsaved buffer warning when switching files/buffers
I think you can use :set hidden.
text-editor
Data structure for text editor
On good old ZX-Spectrum one (or more, I do not know) text exditor used very simple structure. There was one big buffer, which occupied all free RAM. Text was split in two parts at the cursor. Part before the cursor, was placed at the beginning of the buffer, and the rest at the end of … Read more
How do you enable word-wrap by default in Eclipse?
Word wrap is available in Eclipse Neon IDE: https://www.eclipse.org/neon/noteworthy/#_word_wrap_in_text_editors. Just consider using the latest version. Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+Y Or button: Or menu Window > Editor > Toggle Word Wrap:
Geany text editor commenting
Control-E to toggle commenting.
What’s in your .emacs?
Use the ultimate dotfiles site. Add your ‘.emacs’ here. Read the ‘.emacs’ of others.
How can I show dotfiles in Textmate 2?
Quick solution Move the focus to the file browser (⌥⌘⇥) and show invisibles (⌥⌘i)(key names: option/alt+command/windows+i/eye). All invisible files will appear in the file browser. Press ⌥⌘i again to hide them. Permanent solution If you want to always show some dotfiles (for instance .htaccess), you can either add them in Preferences > Projects > Include … Read more
Searching for marked (selected) text in Emacs
@Alex nails it. Another option I use quite often is C-s C-w to search for the word after the current mark. Hitting C-w repeatedly increases the search with additional words (e.g., C-s C-w C-w C-w searches for the 3 words after the current mark). Similarly, C-s M-s C-e searches for the rest of the line … Read more
Is it worth investing time in learning to use Emacs?
[Disclaimer: personally, I prefer Vim. Disclaimer disclaimer: read on.] Vim excels in the small: by making motion and action separate concepts and providing facilities for complex repeats, you can perform incredibly powerful editing operations in just a short sequence of keystrokes. You can easily do things in Vim in the normal course of editing that … Read more
Deleting up to a certain line in Vim
d126G Delete, line number, go. A lot of commands in Vim can be followed by a move command to specify the scope.
How to run a program in Atom Editor?
I find the Script package useful for this. You can download it here. Once installed you can run scripts in many languages directly from Atom using cmd-i on Mac or shift-ctrl-b on Windows or Linux.