Linux question, GUI "lightweight" text editors

[Christopher A. Bier]

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> Way back when this thread started, I tried to ask this question, but
> the reply only went to the sender, so I'll try again: One of the
> desired features of the windows editor in question was column editing;
> does anybody know if vim has this capability and, if so, how to call it?

Nedit already does column editing.

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