(Posted on comp.lang.ruby and ruby-talk ML.)

Hi,

Ian MacLean writes:

> If anyone's looking for a cross platform editor for Ruby have a look at
> Jedit ( jedit.sourceforge.net ) a pure java editor. It comes with
> configurable syntax highlighting for a number of languages including
> Ruby. It also has a console to launch compilers that pipes back error
> messages into a clickable list.
>
> note: The syntax highlight is specified in a simple xml file for each
> mode. I put the ruby one together from the syntax reference in the Ruby
> distribution. If it needs any fixes just patch it and post to the jedit
> mailing list.

This sounds like something that deserves a link somewhere on

    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

or maybe mention on the Ruby FAQ at

    http://dev.rubycentral.com/faq

preferably together with a pointer about a similar previously mentioned
emacs mode, for those who like such things. Out of curiosity, does anyone
know if someone is working on something similar for (g)vim and any other
popular editors that should also be referenced? If past experience on
comp.lang.perl.misc and comp.lang.python is any indication, this will
eventually become the subject of many newbie inquiries.

Conrad