text editor vi replacement

[hhh3h]

Hello, i am looking for a non-modal text editor that uses windows keystrokes.

I am looking for the editor to have the following keystrokes (or as many of the following as reasonably possible):

• CTRL+S for save
• CTRL+Q for quit
• CTRL+N for new
• CTRL+O for open
• CTRL+C for copy
• CTRL+X for cut
• CTRL+V for paste
• CTRL+F for find
• F3 for find next

Now, I have already found a editor called "Diakonos" that has all these features, but this review said that it was programmed in Ruby, required Rubygems, and is very slow.

In the comments section, somebody mentioned an editor named "sue" which supposedly also has these features and is programmed in c to be much faster.

However, I have been unable to find any references to "sue" on the web, and I do not wish to install software if I don't know what it is for sure.

Has anyone else heard of sue, or know the link to a website about it, or perhaps, does anyone know of a editor that I have missed?

Thanks

[smolloy]

Can emacs be reconfigured to do this?

Out of interest, why do you want the shortcuts to be exactly as you stated above?

[hhh3h]

i thought emacs was graphical.... (i'm a newbie tho)

The reason is because i am used to windows keystrokes. They are an industry standard across thousands of applications.

I understand that i can be "super leet" etcetera by learning how to use vi to its full potential, and I understand that a modal keyboard allows touch type commands which can potentially increase my productivity to an incredible rate...

but the simple truth is, I am already proficient and comfortable using the standard key-combo shortcuts and do not wish to learn a new way, as i see no real practical benefit. I am not coding programs or typing novels in the Linux CLI and the time investment required for learning vi commands proficiently is not worth it for me.

Please understand, I am not trying to disrespect vi or the linux community that uses it. It's just not for me at this beginning stage. I already have to learn how to use a completely foreign operating system; I don't need the added agrivation of not even knowing how to navigate around a text file.

Thank you

[jayd512]

gedit has most of that. In fact, it works pretty darn close to notepad in Windows. For simple tasks, I love it. For more complicated chores, I can't stay away from vim.

[smolloy]

True, gedit or kate would be perfect for this.

hhh3h, I understand that you don't want to use vi, I was just asking out of interest. Admittedly, I love vim, but each to their own!

[hhh3h]

gedit does look really nice. It's keyboard shortcuts look great. But I don't have gnome or X installed. My server is strictly CLI. Will it work in the console only?

My goal is to just edit some config files every now and then via SSH (PuTTY).

Thanks

[Dapper Dan]

For command line, I love joe. It's the easiest of any of them... at least for me. The key presses aren't the same but most of the commands are Ctrl plus something. Once installed, do:

joe /file/you/want/to/open

To see the different commands, do:

Ctrl+kh

[smolloy]

AFAIK emacs can be configured to behave in any way you want it to, and can operate purely from a CLI.

[hhh3h]

thanks for your suggestions guys. I think i'm going to try to go with this:

Customizing the keybindings (keyboard shortcuts)

I hope it works out, but please, I don't mind any further suggestions!

Thanks

[eldipablo]

I am a big fan of nano and pico

Their commands aren't exactly the same as outlined above, but they are damned close.