Notepad Replacement

[balor_san]

Yup, Notepad++ is awesome in my opinnion, light and usefull.

[ednrgc]

..and comes with the source code. So, you can tinker with it.

[KjartanThor]

gVim is the best editor in my opinion, it can handle anything you want, although admittedly it is a bit steep to learn but it is worth it. http://www.vim.org/[^] http://www.viemu.com for some very good tutorials, everybody needs them.

[aj esler]

would have to agree, notepad++ is the one i settled on. So many useful features and it does everything i have demanded of it. :)

[k bl]

I know I'm going to receive flack from this, but Notepad++ is by far THE BEST SIMPLE text editor. There are a few out there that are just as good, but more complex. Notepad++ keeps it simple with a simple notepad design and the ability to open multiple documents at the same time. here are some more features: * Multi View * Auto language detect and color * Formatting automation & customizations (for pretty coding) * East to use tab interface similar to Firefox

ASP.Net meets JQuery... Imagine the possibilities.

[labirinto3d]

why don't you make our personal editor. Take scintilla and a couple line of c# and "ale iacta est"...

[DumpsterJuice]

Always a passionate subject with developers... I like UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com/[^] Its not free, but then, neither are good developers... Along with the usual features of a professional editor, it has one that I find impossible to live without, and I have seen in no other editor. "Column mode" lets you select (Rubber Band style) inside the text, entire columns, where you can pick out code that you would normally have to wind up deleting the whole line. ...other than that, it has the usual great features, most of them have....

[MajorTom123]

Notepad++ is definitely impressive. Use it all the time now.

[Just Tim]

It's not free, but I've always loved UltraEdit 32[^].

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[bjenner]

Vim / GVim, and don't forget CTAGS. EditpadPro.

[KalimGates]

I like UEStudio

[soundmagic1943]

UltraEdit a great simple way to handle all editing need. Sadly it has gone comertial now but still a nice editor for a few $$:) http://www.ultraedit.com

[Ed Poore]

soundmagic1943 wrote:

few $$

A few too many for me :-D

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[xfitr2]

Notepad++ is the way to go.

[Jay B]

I have not tried it on Vista but my favorite is PSPad and it is free.

Jay Bowman MSF&W, Inc. Springfield, IL

[Alex UEA]

I've always favoured notetab http://www.notetab.com/ntl.php[^] Quoting from the help NoteTab automatically detects the format (DOS/UNIX/Mac/Unicode) of a text file when you open it. During the loading process, UNIX and Mac files are converted to the DOS/Windows format. Through the "Options | Documents | Save As" setting, you can determine what format should be used when the document is saved. If you choose "Original", the original format is restored. Alex

[Roger Wright]

Why not VI[^]? I don't know if it's been updated to run on WinXP yet, but the 32-bit version should be usable.

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[Ryan D]

Agreed. Fast and lightweight. It has a tabbed interface too.

[Steve Echols]

I like how it reloads your tabs on startup, cause sometimes I get a little crazy with the mouse and accidentally close it down.

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[Steve Naidamast]

I have been using CONText for years without any problems. It is an excellent text editor and is released as Freeware. http://www.context.cx/

Steve Naidamast Black Falcon Software, Inc. blackfalconsoftware@ix.netcom.com