Untitled Buffers
Submitted by on Thursday, 16 April, 2009 - 15:26
Hey All -
In my work, I spend a lot of time reading log files. As I read log files, I copy out snippets of information and paste them into tabs within a text editor, formerly UltraEdit. I'm trying to make the switch to jEdit - but I'm running into a really weird issue that I don't seem to get around.
The issue is that I want to have multiple unsaved buffers open at a time. These snippets of information that I paste into the text editor are nothing that I wish to save. In UltraEdit I can open up as many unsaved buffers as I want ... but in jEdit I only seem to be able to open up a single unsaved buffer.
Lets say I have jEdit open with a single buffer, reading a clean (no changes) text file. I hit CTRL-N and a new buffer opens "Untitled-1" - no problems. I hit CTRL-N again to open up a second unsaved buffer - nothing happens! There is no "Untitled-2" ...
Does this have something to do with my configuration of jEdit? Is this a limitation of jEdit? I've done a fair amount of searching and I haven't been able to find anyone else reporting this or discussing it. If it is a limiation, I will probably find myself gravitating back towards UltraEdit, I fear (which I would really like to avoid).
Any ideas?
In my work, I spend a lot of time reading log files. As I read log files, I copy out snippets of information and paste them into tabs within a text editor, formerly UltraEdit. I'm trying to make the switch to jEdit - but I'm running into a really weird issue that I don't seem to get around.
The issue is that I want to have multiple unsaved buffers open at a time. These snippets of information that I paste into the text editor are nothing that I wish to save. In UltraEdit I can open up as many unsaved buffers as I want ... but in jEdit I only seem to be able to open up a single unsaved buffer.
Lets say I have jEdit open with a single buffer, reading a clean (no changes) text file. I hit CTRL-N and a new buffer opens "Untitled-1" - no problems. I hit CTRL-N again to open up a second unsaved buffer - nothing happens! There is no "Untitled-2" ...
Does this have something to do with my configuration of jEdit? Is this a limitation of jEdit? I've done a fair amount of searching and I haven't been able to find anyone else reporting this or discussing it. If it is a limiation, I will probably find myself gravitating back towards UltraEdit, I fear (which I would really like to avoid).
Any ideas?
