Toggle comments in gEdit

[shashank_hi]

Is there a (language specific) way to toggle comments in gEdit, like Ctrl + k and Ctrl + Shift + k in Notepad++.

Thanks!

[ibuclaw]

What do you mean when you say toggle comments?

Could you post a screenshot, perhaps, of it in action?

Regards
Iain

[northern lights]

I am not aware of this feature in gedit, but it can be set in emacs which is much more powerful for coding anyways.

[shashank_hi]

Before, the text looks like this -



After Ctrl + K (the lines were selected) the text gets commented -



This is from Notepad++ in Windows. It's a feature that I constantly use. If Gimp does not have this, then does it allow vertical selection?

[northern lights]

If Gimp does not have this, then does it allow vertical selection?

We're still talking about an editor right (Gimp?)?

--> use emacs.

[ibuclaw]

Ah, I get you.
No, I don't think this feature is part of GEdit.

Wouldn't it be better to use an IDE more suited.
Geany is a good one.
apt://geany

To switch between comment on/off in it, just highlight and press Ctrl+E

Regards
Iain

[EDIT]
Action shot:

[shashank_hi]

Thanks for both your replies. I was trying to avoid emacs because it's got a steep learning curve, and I'm not a power user. Nonetheless, I've heard pretty good things about it.

Geany looks more like my cup of tea. I played around with it and liked it a lot. Definitely keeping it.

[shashank_hi]

Sorry, I meant gedit there.

[ibuclaw]

Haha, Emacs, steep learning curve? bah, nonsense

Vim is my editor of choice, I use it for everything and nothing else

Regards
Iain

[bhavin137]

@shashank_hi: There are a number of options (atleast 3 that I know of):

1. Code comment in the gedit-plugins package available in the universe package:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit-plugins
   (has comment and uncomment)
2. Zen Coding Plugin: It lets you keep your custom shortcuts too. Available on github:
   https://github.com/mikecrittenden/zen-coding-gedit
   (has toggle comment)
   (my personal favorite)
3. Line Tools Plugin: found in the Gedit/Gmate package of Ubuntu-on rails ppa
   https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-on-rails/+archive/ppa
   as well as on Github
   https://github.com/gmate/gmate
   The Zen Coding Project is also now a part of this plugin