====== SciTE ======

{{ :apps:scite.png?direct&240|The SciTE main window with the configuration applied}}
[[http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html|SciTE]] is a really great and versatile source editor. Fast, knows lots of languages (syntax highlighting), fully customizable, platform independent and so on. As with everything, it is a matter of taste what you use. SciTE just became my favourite when it comes to editing in a graphical environment. On the console or in a terminal the one and only editor of course is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi|vi]] or [[vim]].

You can use Scite for scripting, programming, webdesign, Lua-scripts (for itself or e.g. [[archive:imapfilter]]), [[LaTeX]] files...

===== Configuration =====
However, the default settings are not as nice as they could be. Use the settings below to paste them in the ''.SciTEUser.properties'' (in the menu go to "Options -> Open User Options File"). Then your working experience with SciTE should be way better!

Of course you can modify these settings according to your own needs and preferences; with a few adjustments these settings also work with the Windows version of SciTE.

<file lua .SciTEUser.properties>
position.width=1024
position.height=768
position.left=0
position.top=0

toolbar.visible=1
toolbar.usestockicons=1
tabbar.visible=1
tabbar.multiline=1
statusbar.visible=1

split.vertical=0
edge.mode=1
save.recent=1
save.session=0
open.dialog.in.file.directory=1
wrap=1
buffers=32
autocompleteword.automatic=1
check.if.already.open=1
strip.trailing.spaces=1
xml.auto.close.tags=1

eol.auto=1
ensure.final.line.end=1
ensure.consistent.line.ends=1

line.margin.visible=1
line.margin.width=4+

fold=1
fold.on.open=0
fold.symbols=3

caret.fore=#ff0000
caret.width=3

source.files=*.asm;*.c;*.cc;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.cs;*.h;*.hh;*.hxx;*.hpp;\
*.idl;*.odl;*.rc;*.rc2;*.dlg;*.def;*.vb;*.vbs;*.bas;*.frm;*.cls;*.ctl;\
*.java;*.js;*.py;*.pl;*.rb;*.cgi;*.lua;*.conf;*.sh;make*;*.mak;\
*.properties;*.html;*.xml;*.iface;*.bat;*.e;*.css;*.tex;*.php

font.base=$(font.monospace)
font.small=font:!Mono,size:7
font.comment=$(font.monospace)
font.code.comment.box=$(font.comment)
font.code.comment.line=$(font.comment)
font.code.comment.doc=$(font.comment)
font.text=$(font.base)
font.text.comment=$(font.comment)
font.embedded.base=$(font.monospace)
font.embedded.comment=$(font.comment)
font.monospace=font:!Mono,size:8
font.vbs=$(font.embedded.base)
font.js=$(font.embedded.base)

command.build.$(file.patterns.latex)=pdflatex $(FileNameExt)
command.go.$(file.patterns.latex)=acroread $(FileName).pdf
command.go.$(file.patterns.web)=firefox "file://$(FilePath)"
command.print.*=a2ps "$(FileNameExt)"
</file>

===== Sorting =====
SciTE doesn't allow for sorting by default. By adding a simple [[http://www.lua.org/|Lua]] script and assigning a keyboard shortcut to it SciTE can learn it though.

Just add these lines to your user configuration:
<code lua>
ext.lua.startup.script=$(SciteUserHome)/.scitesort.lua

command.name.11.*=Sort Selection
command.11.*=sort_text
command.subsystem.11.*=3
command.mode.11.*=savebefore:no
command.shortcut.11.*=Shift+Ctrl+S
</code>

And save the following script as ''~/.scitesort.lua''.

Actually, this is not from me but taken from the [[http://lua-users.org/wiki/SciteSortSelection|Lua Users Wiki]], I am not a programmer and definitely don't speak Lua ;-)
Thanks a million for this script, Lua Users!
<file lua scitesort.lua>
function lines(str)
  local t = {}
  local i, lstr = 1, #str
  while i <= lstr do
    local x, y = string.find(str, "\r?\n", i)
    if x then t[#t + 1] = string.sub(str, i, x - 1)
    else break
    end
    i = y + 1
  end
  if i <= lstr then t[#t + 1] = string.sub(str, i) end
  return t
end

function sort_text()
  local sel = editor:GetSelText()
  if #sel == 0 then return end
  local eol = string.match(sel, "\n$")
  local buf = lines(sel)
  table.sort(buf)
  local out = table.concat(buf, "\n")
  if eol then out = out.."\n" end
  editor:ReplaceSel(out)
end
</file>

Done! From now on you will find the sorting function (for all selected lines) in the "Tools" menu or as keyboard shortcut ''<Shift> + <Control> + <S>''.

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