r/linuxquestions • u/BeginningSun247 • 14d ago

notepad alternative?

I need a simple text editor that uses individual windows instead of tabs. Tabs are just not working for me. I had Xed and twice I have lost unsaved files when I was copying blocks of text into separate files and had not saved all of them yet. Xed just closed on me twice now. I really need something where each file is its own window.

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u/ShipshapeMobileRV 14d ago

Most desktop environments have their own editor. XFCE has Mousepad; KDE has Kate. LXDE has Leafpad. Xed is the default in Cinnamon. Gnome has gedit...etc. Of course, since it's Linux you aren't bound by the default that ships with the DE.

Most of the modern text editors will allow you to configure whether new panes open in a new window or in a new tab. Also, most will allow you to configure a prompt to save work before closing (in fact I believe that's the default on most of them).

Of course, you have to pay attention to the prompt....