Gedit Text Editor
By Prof Kannan Moudgalya - Principal Investigator of Spoken Tutorial Project   |   Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
 This course comprises 7 audio-video spoken tutorials, using which you can self-learn gedit Text Editor with ease. Works only on Linux OS.

STEP 1-
First of all install gedit Text Editor by following the steps given in this sheet.
https://spoken-tutorial.org/gedit-Text-Editor-Installation-Sheet-English...
This sheet gives the steps to install the gedit Text Editor on Linux and Windows OS.
Open the sheet, read the instructions for your OS and install the gedit Text Editor on your machine.
Cross-verify (as mentioned in the sheet) to confirm successful installation.

STEP 2-
Next, read this sheet. https://spoken-tutorial.org/gedit-Text-Editor-Instruction-Sheet-English....
This sheet explains how to learn from spoken tutorials.
This sheet also mentions some important information about the text editors while coding, how to use the command prompt (in Windows OS), how to use the Code Files, how to do the Assignments, etc.
Read this sheet carefully and make a note of all the information, before you begin.
STEP 3-
Follow the side-by-side learning methodology while learning from spoken tutorials - watch the video, listen to the instructions, pause the video, try out the command on your system.  You should get the exact same results as shown in the video.  If successful, proceed with the video.  Else, rewind and watch the video again and replicate the commands shown.

Complete all the videos in the given sequence one by one.
The Assignment for each tutorial is for your self-assessment only.  Do not upload it anywhere for evaluation.
Course layout
Introduction to gedit Text Editor

gedit is the default text editor of the GNOME Desktop environment. It is a free and open source software. It is a general purpose text editor which emphasizes simplicity and ease of use with a clean and simple GUI.

gedit Text editor is preinstalled in Ubuntu Linux OS. It is also available for Mac OS X and Microsoft windows.

The main features of gedit are syntax highlighting for various programming languages and text markup languages such as XML, HTML. gedit also has GUI tabs for editing multiple files. Tabs can be moved between various windows by the user. It supports full undo and redo options as well as search and replace. Other features such as line numbering, bracket matching, text wrapping, current line highlighting, spell checking, auto save and back-up. Addition of new features are available through plugins.

The Spoken Tutorial effort for gedit Text editor has been contributed by Nirmala Venkat from Spoken Tutorials.

Learners: Everyone who wish to learn to use a text editor in Linux.

Summary
Course Status :    Upcoming
Course Type :    Elective
Duration :    4 weeks
Start Date :    21 Apr 2020
End Date :    
Exam Date :    
Category :    
Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :    1
Level :    Undergraduate/Postgraduate