What's a good linux C/C++ IDE for a low-res screen?

Question

I recently bought an Asus Eee PC 901, on which I am running Ubuntu linux.

I was mucking around in C on my old (larger) laptop, and I want to continue to do so on the Eee. However, Anjuta - the IDE that I was using - is not very usable with the Eee's resolution of 1024x600.

What with the status pane at the bottom, and the giant toolbar buttons, there's not much free real-estate for code.

Can anyone recommend an IDE which is (or can be configured to be) suitable for low resolutions? I would much prefer something that supports modern IDE features like code folding and auto-completion.

Update: GVim seems pretty neat, and KDevelop looks like it'd be good except that I'm running Gnome, and would rather not install the kde libs. I'm really impressed with Code::Blocks though, can't believe I'd never heard of it before, so I'm calling that The Answer. Thanks guys.

Answer 1

• vim
• kdevelop.

Kdevelop has a full screen mode and its interface is very configurable.

Answer 2

• Gvim - configurable, what with al lot of control on font sizes, etc
• xemacs - if you are in the emacs camp :)

Answer 3

Code::Blocks is a highly configurable IDE. You can set up the various windows in any configuration, disable tool strips, etc. It is also, IMO, the C/C++ IDE for Linux with the best and most powerful modern features (debugging, code completion, code folding, etc.)

You may be able to gain more usable screen space by changing the window manager theme.

Answer 4

If you are using gvim there are a few good addons that make it more IDE like - http://justinlilly.com/blog/tags/vim/

Edit: Updated link - Thanks Justin :)

Answer 5

I have been pretty happy with Sun's NetBeans, which supports C/++ and many other languages. I have a link to some screen shots below. The undocking windows work well on a small screen.

Also, I just installed the jVi plugin today on my work PC. This gives the IDE's editor a vim personality, so I can toggle into a mode to do things within the editor window with fewer "chord" commands. My fingers are happier now :-)

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I have the Acer version of one of those 10x6 "atom" netbooks. I'm still working on getting all the packages I need set up on it. FYI: beware the kernal update that Ubuntu may install if you let it. I have the bug # on my site, but don't have it handy at the moment. bug: link text as mentioned on link text

I'm thinking of installing Sun's NetBeans IDE, since it supports a variety of languages (e.g. - Ruby), not just Java. From what I have seen over people's shoulders, and from an older Sun IDE version years ago, the individual tool windows detach from each other so you can alt-tab between them, instead of the monolithic tiled scheme that Eclipse uses.

I'll try and re-edit this in a few days to put in a real answer instead of just a "me too".

Update: (albeit a few months later) The boot bug for the Atom is mostly fixed now (it usually boots without a problem, go figure).

And, I have been using NetBeans for a while now. See my screen shots and brief write-up