I have replied to this post in the past, citing my preference for Nedit; however, recently I have been utilizing "vi" or "vim" for editing code/text. I was a little intiimidated of using those editors, but now, through more usage have become more comfortable using them. There are advantages to using Nedit and "vi", but as pointed out in other postings, it depends on what you want to do. Although, "vi" is common (native) to Unix and Linux, whereas Nedit has to be made for the system that it is to be used on.

My point...
Don't just rely on one type of editor, become familiar with as many as possible (i.e. Think outside the box).