![]() ![]() For example, I like to view/search the header files from Apple’s SDKs. One issue I ran into is loose C/Objective-C files that aren’t part of an Xcode project. It’s not a list of the actual symbols to be indexed, like with ctags, so it does not need to be regenerated frequently. ![]() Note that this JSON only contains information about the project files and how they’re compiled. There’s a sample shell script that you can set up to generate the compile_commands.json for each Xcode project. Without this, it won’t even know what NSString is. ![]() The compilation database is a JSON file named “ compile_commands.json” which lives at I put that in quotes because, although the language server is pre-installed and pre-configured:Ĭlangd relies on a “compilation database” which provides necessary informationĪbout compiler options and lists the files relevant to the current project workspace. C-family languages and Swift “work” out of the box if you have Xcode installed. If you’re using a custom language, you can write your own LSP server.Īs you might expect, to get this working requires installing a server package for each language (links here). It uses an open protocol that’s implemented by various open-source language implementations. In a way, this is better because it also works with languages not supported by Xcode. I’d long hoped that Xcode would add an API to make its indexing information available to external editors. I’m really excited about this, as it enables all sorts of IDE-type features. If a language server reports issues (errors and warnings) for a file in which you’re editing, ranges corresponding to those issues get highlighted according to their severity, and the corresponding lines are highlighted in the line number bar.Ĭommand-double-click on a word will direct the request to an appropriate language server and perform the equivalent of “Go to Definition”, if possible. If a language server supports the “signature help” feature, BBEdit enables the “Show Parameter Help” command on the Edit menu choosing this will open a panel providing assistance for filling in function parameters at the current insertion point (if applicable). (occasionally referred to here as “LSP”, not to be confused withĬompletions supplied by the language server are significantly more accurate and complete than those available using the built-in mechanisms. The UI used too many Windows-derived elements and didn’t feel like it fit in with macOS.BBEdit 14.0 and later feature built-in support for the Language Server Protocol,.I couldn’t find a suitable GUI version for macOS and lost interest in using a TTY for an increasingly-complex interface.I know enough Vimscript to be dangerous and had a predilection for endlessly tinkering with the editor.Despite using vim for a decade, holding the archaic movement and editing commands became too cumbersome for my flow.Default color schemes aren’t to my taste.Has an uncertain future and plugin development has petered out.Lacks a file browser and an open quickly palette.I couldn’t find a theme that I liked and the UI felt a bit alien on macOS.Lines only break at whitespace, instead of logical points like punctuation or symbols, leading to a difficult reading environment for inline links in Markdown.It would be better if only files that were modified were marked as open, like Nova’s italicized tab to temporarily view files. Browsing files like notes leaves a trail of currently open documents in the sidebar.The preferences are not organized well.Scrolling is discretized on lines, like a terminal program.It lacks support for bold, italics, or background colors in themes, which makes editing Markdown unpleasant.Live resize is not supported – the screen’s contents just stretch and only redraw when the resize ends.It’s difficult to use with a trackpad, and I typically write for fun on a laptop.Line wrapping is not sensitive to word boundaries.New features are no longer being accepted for the editor.It’s not possible to change text styles.Crashes cause data loss unless files are saved manually.More bullets doesn’t mean I had a worse time with them – just that I used them for longer or have a more complex rationale for not using them. These are all the text editors that I’ve tried out and why I’m no longer using them. Text editors I no longer use Matt Widmann Notes Now Text editors I no longer use ![]()
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