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Plain Text (as in .TXT) Outliner?
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Posted by Lucas
Dec 24, 2013 at 01:43 PM
Earlier in this thread I mentioned jEdit as a solution for outlining (tab or indentation-based folding) with a text editor. I can now recommend Sublime Text (Mac/Windows/Ubuntu) as an even slicker solution to achieve the same:
or the latest beta (that’s what I’m using)
With Sublime Text, I didn’t have to adjust any settings after downloading the program—- the tab-based folding seems to work automatically. Just note that the default behavior is that the folding arrows, which appear in the “gutter”, only show up when the mouse is hovering over the gutter. Also, since this software is designed for developers, it’s a little confusing at first to figure out how to adjust basic settings (to hide line numbers, for example). Basically, you have to open the default settings file, find the setting you want to change, and then write that change in the user settings file. A little cumbersome for non-developers like me, but it’s a nice program. Not free, but the beta is free for now, and of course there’s no lock-in with a text editor.