Simple Text Editor in Linux with Conditional Formatting

Question

I am looking for a simple Text Editor on Linux (Arch, preferrably) with conditional formatting. I have noted this question.

I am not looking for a syntax highlighter. I need conditional formatting, where i can :

• Create a list of words, which will be autoformatted if encountered in text. e.g. : I should be able to specify : Word : EXAMPLEWORD and Format : Red, Bold. (The exact method of the specification does not matter. Perhaps an XML file, perhaps through a GUI ...) Then , if I write :
  AKAKAKedhsdlsjfdssj ExAmPleWoRd (NOTE : that case should not matter) - Then, the word ExAmPleWoRd should automatically be made Red, and bold.
• I would be able to highlight matching parentheses and brackets and braces, as I choose. That is, if I specify {} and [] then, it would highlight matching {} and [], but not <>. If at a later point, I add <> , then it should highlight that too.

Is there something like that out there? Thank you.

Answer 1

The CudaText (free editor) can help with this, but not solve this out of the box.

• For item 1, you must write a plugin in python, it must handle on_change event and highlight all needed words in text using ed.attr() API. Plugin may get its words how you will like it.
• For item 2, CudaText supports this already. It has the option bracket_highlight for pair brackets highlighting, for any of them.