[ale] OT - Open via FTP, my replacement for UltraEdit

Nathan J. Underwood ale1 at cybertechcafe.net
Sat Jan 29 13:32:02 EST 2005


I realize that this is probably common knowledge for (most) everyone 
else, but it's taken me a long time to figure it out (see my previous 
posts regarding an UltraEdit like app for Linux).  So, at risk of 
getting flamed, I'm posting it anyway in the event that someone else is 
having the same problem.  In my defense, I've only been [trying to] use 
Linux on the desktop for a short while (well, 1-2 years or so), so I'm 
still feeling my way around.

A lot of what I do involves making simple updates / changes to client 
websites (change  a price, change a picture, etc.), and the ability in 
UltraEdit to just open a file remotely [via FTP] and then save it 
remotely [via FTP] was very nice.  I had been looking for something in 
Linux that replicated that ability.  Specifically, what I was looking 
for was something that had an 'open from ftp' or 'save to ftp' button.  
What I found, though, was even better.  With any of the various text 
editors available in Linux, I can just choose 'Open', and then open an 
FTP location.  The one that I've found that seems to best suit my needs 
is KDevelop.  Anyway, just thought I'd stick that out there in case 
someone else was having the same problem.



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