If you are a long time Linux user or have just switched to Linux, one program that will be included with quite a few Linux distributions is Gedit. Gedit is a simple text editing program that could be considered the equivalent to Windows notepad, but it actually does quite a bit more than notepad.
Spell Check
Gedit does have a spell check feature which is nice. If you misspell a word, it will be underlined in red like on many popular word processing programs. This can be turned on and off. For a simple notepad style program, this is a huge advantage as many do not have this. Additionally, there are a variety of languages that you can spell check on this program with additional plugins for more.
Line Numbers
Gedit has line numbers which makes useful for simple coding. If you know you error is on like 42, this program will quickly show you where that line is to find the error. This makes editing much easier.
Syntax Coloring
If you are editing code, there are built highlight features that will change the colors of the various parts of the code your are editing. This makes it very easy to identify different parts of the language your are currently using. These can be programmed to do what you need it to do as well.
Gedit for Windows?
Unfortunately there isn't a port to Windows yet. There are quite a few popular open source Windows notepad type programs that will do the same basic tasks. Notepad++ is a popular editor to use in windows.
Gedit Linux Alternatives?
Some do not like Gedit and want to use a different program. Go to your synaptic package manager and search for "editors" to find a wide variety of alternative. Kedit and Kate are popular editors if you prefer using KDE applications.
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