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Old Mar 30, 2006, 01:36 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 11:36 AM #1 of 18
MS Notepad replacement?

I'm looking for a notepad replacement that color codes HTML and CSS, and shows line numbers on the left side. Other features included should be searching and replacing text, and changing the font being used by the notepad. It would be perfect if this was all the replacement did, but I'm not too picky.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 02:13 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 11:13 AM #2 of 18
VIM is quite awesome for all this. Of course, it takes a little getting used to if you've never used it or VI before, but it is my editor of choice.

If you want a Windows-only program and don't mind piracy/buying it, EditPlus is a close second for me.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 02:24 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 11:24 AM #3 of 18
Notepad 2 is what you are looking for.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Old Mar 30, 2006, 02:26 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 08:26 PM #4 of 18
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 02:38 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 08:38 PM #5 of 18
I personally like jEdit

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 03:11 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 10:11 PM #6 of 18
I use Textpad, because it had a spell-check too.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 05:12 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 03:12 PM #7 of 18
I'm a fan of EditPlus 2. A couple yearsago, I too wanted to replace Notepad. I first settled on NoteTab Pro, but it wasn't satisfying enough. EditPlus 2 is a monster and has been my notepad replacement since, almost 2 years now. XEmacs is sweet too, and I keep that alongside since I have cygwin.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 08:38 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 06:38 PM #8 of 18
Originally Posted by Grawl
I use Textpad, because it had a spell-check too.
I love TextPad too. EditPlus might be better, but I'm so used to TextPad that it cuts anything I have to do in half. TextPad makes it incredibly easy to set up calls to external programs using the document you are currently editing.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 09:03 PM #9 of 18
I've been using EditPad Lite (there is also a Pro version) for years and I am completely satisifed with it. Even Lite is a monster of a program. I'm never going back to Notepad. Haha.

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Old Mar 30, 2006, 10:15 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 07:15 PM #10 of 18
I use EditPad Pro. It kicks ass. Right now I'm using the Version 6.0.0 BETA 9 (open only to people who bought V5). It includes all new icons and tons of added features. Wait for the final version to come out and buy it. Tabbed files, spell checker, syntax highlighting, encoding display and conversion, and more options and text manipulation features than I can fathom.

Screenshots here: http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadproscreen.html
Note that version 6 has way nicer icons.

I've used both EditPlus and TextPad before, but they didn't give me all of the features I wanted. After using EditPad Pro 6, I honestly can't imagine what more I could do with a text editor.

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Old Apr 2, 2006, 02:05 AM Local time: Apr 2, 2006, 02:05 AM #11 of 18
I pretty much use Textpad for everything also. Color codes everything in HTML, CSS and PHP (Maybe more, not sure). It also works very well for Java.

http://textpad.com/

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Old Apr 2, 2006, 11:03 PM #12 of 18
i use notepad++ and its pretty good

alll pends on exactly what your looking for

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Old Apr 3, 2006, 07:35 AM #13 of 18
i would post this in a new thread, but it's close enough to this one.

anyone know of a notepad-replacement program where you can color certain words each time they're typed? like if i wanted the word "shit" to turn red when i typed it (changed via some control panel or options menu), it would do it.

(basically, to clarify, i want customizable syntax highlighting. i realize editpad pro has this, but yeah, i don't want to pay for it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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Old Apr 3, 2006, 08:57 PM Local time: Apr 3, 2006, 06:57 PM #14 of 18
TextPad does as long as you are willing to tie the coloring to all files of the same extension. You can create a syntax file that allows you to define keywords that always get highlighted in a certain color.

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Old Apr 3, 2006, 09:35 PM #15 of 18
excellent... that'd be exactly what i want. i'm going to check it out now.

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it works well. thanks.

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making my own .syn file was time-consuming, but this works very well.

thanks bluemikey.

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Old Apr 20, 2006, 10:13 PM #16 of 18
Context Man, The best one ever has a List of almost every Language but ASP. but if your using PHP then it doesnt matter.

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Old Apr 21, 2006, 01:44 AM #17 of 18
I would think any program that has syntax highlighting would have customizable syntax highlighting. That being said, vim ftw!

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Old Apr 21, 2006, 09:00 PM #18 of 18
I have to echo the first poster and the one above me; vim is a great editor. Primarily because its available for just about any type of computer out there, and it can be used over ssh/telnet for remote coding and such. It does take getting used to however, but once you learn it, its a very powerful editor. And its open-source.
And a_naz, I have a mind to chop you up with my lightsaber for reccomending emacs
(For those not in the know, the vim/emacs debate is a traditional "war" among unix users)

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