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As a dirty prototyping pseudo-dev, the one thing that keeps me using Coda is its native ftp/scp capabilities. I can open files on a remote server as if they we

As a dirty prototyping pseudo-dev, the one thing that keeps me using Coda is its native ftp/scp capabilities. I can open files on a remote server as if they were local and command-s saves them back there. Right now it seems that none of these other editors support that function. I know I can run ssh-fs or similar, but that requires much more setup.

nuclear_eclipse 13y ago
Sublime Text + SFTP plugin will let you do this.
- klinquist 13y ago
  I've tried it. Requires a local copy of the files - I found it messy.
  - jonalmeida 13y ago
    If by local you mean temp working file, that's a given isn't it? 'Save' still saves it remotely. However, if the (S)FTP connection is broken and reconnected you can't continue in the same editor, you need to re-open it again which frustrates me.
    - klinquist 13y ago
      If I recall it required a full local cache of the remote folder.
      - nuclear_eclipse 13y ago
        It technically only needs a local cache of the files you intend to edit. I work from a very large remote checkout on a development server, and only have a local cache of the directories and files that matter to me.
jsumrall 13y ago
try cyberduck. you can set the default editor for remote files.
- klinquist 13y ago
  Still not as friendly as a single app.
Tloewald 13y ago
I used to like Coda, but version 2 lost me. And when I'm working right off the server, I prefer Transmit + a real editor.
spyder 13y ago
Why don't you mount SFTP as a drive? That way you can use any app with remote files. I don't use mac but a quick search shows there are tools for that just like on Windows: https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+mounting+sftp https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+mounting+sftp (ExpanDrive, WebDrive, MacFusion, Transmit, sshfs)
scarecrowbob 13y ago
I mount drives and use them with whatever IDE. The big problem for me is that if someone else changes a file, then often the text editor doesn't notice... but that's pretty much the case with text editors+ftp. But most ftp programs let you open files in whatever program and save them back.

nuclear_eclipse 13y ago

Sublime Text + SFTP plugin will let you do this.

klinquist 13y ago
I've tried it. Requires a local copy of the files - I found it messy.
- jonalmeida 13y ago
  If by local you mean temp working file, that's a given isn't it? 'Save' still saves it remotely. However, if the (S)FTP connection is broken and reconnected you can't continue in the same editor, you need to re-open it again which frustrates me.
  - klinquist 13y ago
    If I recall it required a full local cache of the remote folder.
    - nuclear_eclipse 13y ago
      It technically only needs a local cache of the files you intend to edit. I work from a very large remote checkout on a development server, and only have a local cache of the directories and files that matter to me.

jsumrall 13y ago

try cyberduck. you can set the default editor for remote files.

klinquist 13y ago
Still not as friendly as a single app.

Tloewald 13y ago

I used to like Coda, but version 2 lost me. And when I'm working right off the server, I prefer Transmit + a real editor.

spyder 13y ago

Why don't you mount SFTP as a drive? That way you can use any app with remote files. I don't use mac but a quick search shows there are tools for that just like on Windows: https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+mounting+sftp https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+mounting+sftp (ExpanDrive, WebDrive, MacFusion, Transmit, sshfs)

scarecrowbob 13y ago

I mount drives and use them with whatever IDE. The big problem for me is that if someone else changes a file, then often the text editor doesn't notice... but that's pretty much the case with text editors+ftp. But most ftp programs let you open files in whatever program and save them back.