![]() This time the user is allowed to define the type of entry that will be added: Another branch (sub-menu), a string to be inserted, or a search and replace pattern. After defining the top-level menu, click on that and select New Snippet again. After providing the "branch" name, the dialog closes and you'll see an entry in the Snippets sidebar that does nothing. To add a new item, right-click on the snippets sidebar and select "New Snippet." You'll be asked for the name of the "branch," which is actually the name of the top-level menu that will be defined. The Snippets sidebar is perhaps more conveniently placed, but not as intuitive when creating new functions. It was a little complex to get started with, but otherwise a useful feature. For instance, a user could define a custom search and replace function that would go through a document and swap out curly quotes for straight quotes, or otherwise clean up bad text to help conform to a style guide. The previous release of Bluefish had a custom menu that allowed the creation of additional dialogs that would insert user-defined code fragments and help automate tasks. The 2.0 Bluefish release replaces Bluefish's 1.x series custom menu with a snippets sidebar. Bluefish also gives the option of inserting characters directly, or as HTML entities. Bluefish is the editor to choose for any developer creating a site that uses the Cherokee syllabary or any of the dozens of character/symbol sets. 2.0 adds a character map so it's trivial to insert accented characters, symbols like the copyright character, and a wide range of language support. It adheres to the tab-based toolbars, with entries for "Standard" HTML features, fonts, tables, frames, forms, and CSS. ![]() Bluefish 2.0 doesn't look much different than its predecessor. Not much has changed in the 2.0 release on the surface. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are where the editor really shines, however. ![]() Bluefish supports C/C++, ASP, Ada, Java, SQL, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, shell scripts, Mediawiki markup, and several others. ![]() Bluefish is a first-class HTML editor, but also provides support for a number of other languages and markup formats. For example, the remote file support via GVFS is absent, and external filters are not supported.Īt its heart, Bluefish is a over-competent text editor. Provides a Windows port, but it lacks some of the features found inīluefish 2.0 for the Unix family. Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSolaris, and AltLinux. The Bluefish team released 2.0 in mid-February, and it brings with it a number of subtle improvements and enhancements for managing projects, custom code, and crash recovery.īluefish 2.0 is released under the GPLv2, and packages are available for Long-time Linux users, especially those with a penchant for Web development, are probably familiar with the venerable Bluefish editor. This article was contributed by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier. ![]()
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