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I am looking for a simple Text Editor on Linux (Arch, preferrably) with conditional formatting. I have noted this question.

I am not looking for a syntax highlighter. I need conditional formatting, where i can :

  • Create a list of words, which will be autoformatted if encountered in text. e.g. : I should be able to specify : Word : EXAMPLEWORD and Format : Red, Bold. (The exact method of the specification does not matter. Perhaps an XML file, perhaps through a GUI ...) Then , if I write :
    AKAKAKedhsdlsjfdssj ExAmPleWoRd (NOTE : that case should not matter) - Then, the word ExAmPleWoRd should automatically be made Red, and bold.
  • I would be able to highlight matching parentheses and brackets and braces, as I choose. That is, if I specify {} and [] then, it would highlight matching {} and [], but not <>. If at a later point, I add <> , then it should highlight that too.

Is there something like that out there? Thank you.

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  • You didn't rule out anything, and since you are on Linux, the choices are either vi based or emacs based (With the new contender being vscode). Don't know if I have an answer, but check this vim solution: vim.fandom.com/wiki/Highlight_multiple_words Commented Sep 6, 2021 at 21:25
  • Also check out spacemacs it has sooo many layers available, I'm pretty sure it might be able to do what you want. But - not really a 'simple Text Editor' Commented Sep 6, 2021 at 21:26
  • Notepad++ let's you define syntax for new languages. technipages.com/… Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 8:27
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    @Syed Notepad++ doesn't have an official Linux version, although I've heard of people running it through Wine. Commented Apr 12, 2024 at 6:06

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The CudaText (free editor) can help with this, but not solve this out of the box.

  • For item 1, you must write a plugin in python, it must handle on_change event and highlight all needed words in text using ed.attr() API. Plugin may get its words how you will like it.
  • For item 2, CudaText supports this already. It has the option bracket_highlight for pair brackets highlighting, for any of them.
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