Which one do you prefer? There are more than ten well recognized text editors to replace notepad. My preference is Textpad 5, but Notepad++ is pretty cool too.
Text Editor of your choice
Context is my choice. It hasn't been updated in a while, but IMO, there isn't anything that needs updating.
Gedit or normal notepad, depending on which OS I use.
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I use a PHP IDE - phpDesigner. It's pretty simple, but complex at the same time. It's a good text editor, and pretty easy to use.
i like notepad myself for quick things. for essays and more complicated things i use officeblue 07
I use linux ...so i prefer Gedit.
When on windows ..i use the good old notepad
When on windows ..i use the good old notepad
NP++ I had.
Actually I meant a plain text editor, not a word processor..
I use JEdit and Notepad++ but more in Notepad++. I like Notepadd++ because easy to use and fast enough.
| Diablosblizz wrote: |
| I use a PHP IDE - phpDesigner. It's pretty simple, but complex at the same time. It's a good text editor, and pretty easy to use. |
Ditto me, i simlple love phpDesigner, wondering how to get it on Mac!
Usually I use notepad.
Sometimes I use VIM to edit a file, if I need to know the cursor location, or handle control or hexadecimal characters.
This may sound like overkill, but sometimes I use the Delphi IDE as a text editor . It has several useful features:
Although Delphi is a software development system, a free version (Turbo Delphi) is a available.
Sometimes I use VIM to edit a file, if I need to know the cursor location, or handle control or hexadecimal characters.
This may sound like overkill, but sometimes I use the Delphi IDE as a text editor . It has several useful features:
- allows me to select a insert/delete rectangular blocks
Prints with line numbers if you want
shows the cursor position (line/column)
Although Delphi is a software development system, a free version (Turbo Delphi) is a available.
I use NToolz Notepad Pro and ZionEdit. I am using an old computer running on Win98 and I find these two editors congenial to it.
EmEditor is also one of best choice for PHP programming with Macro to show pop-up menu with PHP function list.
I've always had a soft spot for Notepad++ It's powerful, open source and has all the cool features you could ever want.
I use the default text-editor for Mac: TextEdit by Apple 
kate is my choice within linux/kde.
If I really have to edit text files in windows, then I use notepad or notepad++
If I really have to edit text files in windows, then I use notepad or notepad++
Notepad++ is my favorite. I never really found anything like it in Ubuntu, because I really got used to the interface.
Editplus is a nice text editor.
notepad++,it's free and suits my needs. It has custom syntax highlight, tabbing, compare function, auto-complete, and many more.
I use Notepad ++ , word and many others just which ever is closet to the cursor and click it 
| jylan wrote: |
| I use the default text-editor for Mac: TextEdit by Apple |
TextEdit is more like a real word processor, though, isn't it? It does fonts, colors, styles, spell check, etc... Doesn't that get in the way when you just want to edit plain .TXT files?
Well technically even MS Word and OOo Writer can save documents as TXT...
My preferred text editor would be Notepad for simple and basic use. Textpad for a feature-rich and advanced editor. 
Notepad++ is nice on windows - I even have the portable version on my flashdrive. On linux, I stick with gedit and nano, which are simple but useful.
| Studio Madcrow wrote: | ||
TextEdit is more like a real word processor, though, isn't it? It does fonts, colors, styles, spell check, etc... Doesn't that get in the way when you just want to edit plain .TXT files? |
No not really, when you open up a plain txt file it just hides all the of the word processor options.
Notepad++ everytime. Great little app. Code highlighting, expandable nodes etc. I love it
Used to use Notepad2, which is also very nice until I found notepad++
Used to use Notepad2, which is also very nice until I found notepad++
| snowboardalliance wrote: |
| Notepad++ is my favorite. I never really found anything like it in Ubuntu, because I really got used to the interface. |
Kate is pretty cool. But for the hardcore, VI is the best around. It's programmable on the fly, so you could make all sorts of edits really really quickly. But it's also really confusing for a new user. "Wha?! I have to press "i" before I can start writing anything?"
Since I am a Nix user primarily, 'vi' is the primary editor i use. The reason to use that is because it is available on almost every system out there by default and does not require GUI. On my system I use VIM and I love it because it is very customizable and does not waste time. If I was to choose an editor for serious programming then I will probably go eclipse IDE.
I use Notepad for quick edits (less lag) and phpDesigner 2008 for my php coding. It is really helpful because it auto-spots errors.
| Fire Boar wrote: | ||
Kate is pretty cool. But for the hardcore, VI is the best around. It's programmable on the fly, so you could make all sorts of edits really really quickly. But it's also really confusing for a new user. "Wha?! I have to press "i" before I can start writing anything?" |
yeah I looked at vi and emacs and just couldn't get around the concept, shows how much the modern GUI has influenced me. It seems like the interface is a steep learning curve and that you have to type a lot to do anything (I'm more of a copy-paste) person. I don't know though, I'm sure I could get used to it pretty quickly with enough motivation.
| jsfdan wrote: |
| I use Notepad for quick edits (less lag) and phpDesigner 2008 for my php coding. It is really helpful because it auto-spots errors. |
Think i'll take a look at phpDesigner 2008
I use nodpad2, it's small and fast enough, while it's just more powerful than MS notepad.
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