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  • L Lost User

    I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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    KjartanThor
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    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.

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    • M mrwh

      I third that - Notepad++ works well for me too.

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

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      • L Lost User

        I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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        k bl
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        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.

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        • L Lost User

          I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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          labirinto3d
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          why don't you make our personal editor. Take scintilla and a couple line of c# and "ale iacta est"...

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          • M mrwh

            I third that - Notepad++ works well for me too.

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            DumpsterJuice
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            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....

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            • Steve EcholsS Steve Echols

              I've been pretty happy with Notepad++[^]


              - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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              MajorTom123
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              Notepad++ is definitely impressive. Use it all the time now.

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              • L Lost User

                I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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


                "Das Machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren musten keepen das cotten-pickenen hands in das pockets - relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights."

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                • L Lost User

                  I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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

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                  • L Lost User

                    I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                    KalimGates
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                    I like UEStudio

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                    • E Ed Poore

                      Well said!  I prefer the functionality of SciTE rather than it's looks.


                      My Blog[^]

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                      soundmagic1943
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                      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

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                        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

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                        Ed Poore
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                        soundmagic1943 wrote:

                        few $$

                        A few too many for me :-D


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                        • Steve EcholsS Steve Echols

                          I've been pretty happy with Notepad++[^]


                          - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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                          xfitr2
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                          Notepad++ is the way to go.

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                            I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                            Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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

                            Jay Bowman MSF&W, Inc. Springfield, IL

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                            • L Lost User

                              I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                              Alex UEA
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                              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

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                                I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                Roger Wright
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                                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.

                                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                • Steve EcholsS Steve Echols

                                  I've been pretty happy with Notepad++[^]


                                  - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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

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

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


                                    - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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                                      I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                                      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                      Steve Naidamast
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                                      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

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        I know this has been posted a thousand times by different people, but I didn't need one at those times hence paid no attention. I want an editor that is reasonably light weight, runs on Vista and is capable of handling Unix text files. What recommendations do y'all have?

                                        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                        geo463
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                                        For the unix at heart, there is vim @ http://www.vim.org/[^] You've got a GUI (gvim) and if you install the command line extensions (an option to select during install), it will work in a command window as well. It's got syntax highlighting all set up, it's fast, and has all the power of vim, especially (for me) the regex engine. Not for everyone, though. Steep learning curve, but well worth it.

                                        geo463

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                                        • H HuntrCkr

                                          Beautiful? Beautiful?! If you are looking for a text editor to look beautiful, your looking at the wrong thing. How does it handle very large text files... That's an important feature. How well does it do syntax highlighting on multiple formats... That's very important. Can you add support for your own formats, or make changes to existing formats without needing the source code? That's an extremely nice feature! And good to know SciTE has it. A text-editor should be all about simplicity, quick to use keyboard shortcuts and support for syntax highlighting without being slowed down at all. I can't say that I have tried any other of the replacements mentioned here, simply because I have been using SciTE for nearly 3 years now. There may be prettier and even better text editors recommended here, but saying that there is something wrong with SciTE is way off base. It does it's job, and does it very well :) If your looking for pretty, maybe get yourself the newest version of MS Office and use Word as your text editor... I assure you, it works as well, and looks very pretty while doing it ;P Sebastian Schocke Senior System Architect South Africa Professionals built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark. Think about it

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                                          Raj Lal
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                                          I meant , When you open the tool, a new untitled file comes with a horizontal scrollbar ! why ? By beautiful i also meant simplicity. a notepad need to be just blank.

                                          Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                                          Vista? Photoshop Preview Handler

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