FTE Text Editor

FTE is a text editor geared toward the programmer. Syntax highlighting for over 20 languages, plus configurability for many more, makes this a lightweight but versatile editor for any programmer.

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Artistic License, GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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nyrl Posted 2010-08-25

Fast, light, configurable. Use it as main editor for programming. The best choice if You need to develop on remote machine via X/ssh tunnel!

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers

User Interface

X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ Text Editors

Registered

1999-12-26

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