What is your text editor of choice?

vi or vim is my choice

I generally run gedit for a GUI-drive text editor. If I need to edit something in the via the CLUI because I'm fixing a system or the particular file calls for it, I use vi. I never really understood or got into the whole vi/vim vs. emacs ware. (Same as with the GNU/Linux vs. Linux debate). I simply never understood why. Just use what works best for you, but be open to change, that's all.

I like vi because it's quick to start up and is available on all systems, even the most bare-bones Unix servers with just a text console.

I like Nano (pico) as it is useful for any of the purpose from Unix.

For text based, Nano...

For GUI based, I'd have to say Quanta, if we can count Quanta as a text editor...

I'm a big fan of emacs, since I do a lot of coding in different languages and environments. What I appreciate most, is the fact that I only need one instance of emacs for everything.

I currently work in a small development team where everyone is using a different text editor. After having defined coding guidelines and editor styles (whitespaces, tabs, ...), we had no problems whatsoever.

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a "best text editor". As Ron already mentioned, use what works best for you. Furthermore, try them all! :)

I love (g)vim. It has all I ever need and much more. I use it as an IDE and as a simple text-editor.

vim, vim , vim again. I am a sys admin and i feel it has enough to meet my requirements. if u r looking for some heavy coding then i would suggest a IDE. text editor are just editors, so it is not right to compare IDE with text editor. I would suggest eclipse for IDE works. Vim for everything else.

Nano or mcedit for the console, Leafpad for the GUI, Geany for coding, and Bluefish for HTML.

I like to use nano. Its very user friendly editor.