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Gedit plugins:
Gedit is the default text editor for the Gnome environment and powerful code editor too. Gedit is feature rich and comes with tab and spell-check support. But it can do much more courtesy the available pluginbase. Go to Edit > Preferences > Plugins to install and configure them. Some of the plugins we recommend are:
Spell Checker: No surprises here, a quick spell check is an indispensable tool.
Sort: As the name suggests you can sort the contents of an entire document or the selected text. You can sort it normally or in reverse order.
Change Case: For those times when you have to use ALL CAPS.
Python Console: Gives an interactive Python console in the bottom pane.
Embedded Terminal: Useful if you’re using gedit as your code editor, you can quickly compile and see the output in the embedded terminal visible in the bottom pane.
Bracket completion: Automatically complete brackets, used primarily while coding to match parentheses.
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| Nifty little functionalities implemented via plug-ins in Gedit |
Easter Eggs:
Open the Run Dialogue [Alt] + [F2] and then type gegls from outer space and press [Enter]. This will launch a simple game where you have to save a fish from falling bullets. Check the screenshot below:
This time after pressing [Alt] + [F2] type free the fish and hit [Enter]. You will have a small fish called Wanda, floating around your screen which will run away when clicked only to reappear randomly again. If you find that irritating and want it out of your screen you will have to reload your gnomepanels. To do this, launch the run dialog by pressing [Alt] + [F2] and then type pkill gnome-panel.
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| A simple retro game hidden as an Easter egg in Gnome |