Eidt: i dont usually code either, just for editing little things like html/css files usually =p
i know there's not many KDE users let alone *nix users here, but Kate is one of my favourites, it also has good support for many popular languages, and syntax highlighting.
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Originally posted by Kate handbook
Welcome to Kate, a programmer's text editor for KDE version 2.2 and above. Some of Kate's many features include configurable syntax highlighting for languages ranging from C and C++ to HTML to bash scripts, the ability to create and maintain projects, a multiple document interface (MDI), and a self-contained terminal emulator.
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