php_Guy Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I'm looking for an editor. Currently, I use wordpad because it's simple. I don't like wysiwyg because I want direct control over my code. However, I'm missing out on a lot of features. Ideally, I'd like to find something that does all or most of the following: FREE Keyword highlighting Tag and bracket matching (help identify missing tags and brackets) with over-rides (my footer file closes a tag from my header file). Keyword completion suggestion in a tooltip (A cool feature in Coda - a mac editor) Tabbing whole sections of code (adding or removing a tab or spaces from multiple selected lines at once) Built in FTP (preferrably SSL-secured-FTP or SSH) Search and replace with tab and paragraph marks (word does this, wordpad doesn't) Any suggestions?
joep147 Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 notepad ++ an idea? do not know if it meets all of your demands...
Kanie Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 As soon as I saw the title I thought "Notepad++". It doesn't have a built-in FTP or the "keyword completion suggestion in a tooltip", but I'm pretty sure it handles the rest of your requirements. I don't make great use of it admittedly, but I know several coders that swear by it. Edit: I just opened it up after I posted and realised it does have a built-in FTP as a 'plugin'.
joep147 Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 As soon as I saw the title I thought "Notepad++". It doesn't have a built-in FTP or the "keyword completion suggestion in a tooltip", but I'm pretty sure it handles the rest of your requirements. I don't make great use of it admittedly, but I know several coders that swear by it. there is a FTP add-on
php_Guy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Posted October 8, 2008 Someone in another forum suggested Notepad++ as well. I had heard good things about it before but I didn't think it was free. I'll go give it a try. Thanks! use quanta+ under linux! I actually have a spare computer laying around and have been thinking of setting up a linux box. I'll giv ethat a shot :)
php_Guy Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 I just wanted to thank all those who recommended Notepad++. I've been using it for a couple of days and it is wonderful! The keyword highlighting was a bit distracting at first but once I set everything to Courier New 12px I hardly notice the colors when I'm reading but the colors do help find what I'm looking for. The search/replace in all open files is amazing. And the line numbering is far more useful than I imagined it would be. All in all, great program. One complaint though.... Is there a way to make the Home key work like a Home key? When you press it, you go to the first character in the line instead of the beginning of the line. Pressing it again will toggle between those two positions. It's very annoying and I can't find a setting or any reference to the feature on the support forums. That little annoyance aside, I would recommend this program to anyone!
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