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10. multi search and replace
11. bookmarks/favourites
12. can edit large documents
13 separate windows and/or multiple instances
Sorry....
I find with a text editor the code is clean, every single wysiwyg adds its own code. I know FP and DW are bad for it. recently had a table, which i had done in DW, it was 18k, by the time i had cleaned it up in notepad, it was 6k, and still W3C 4.01 transitional standard.
The find / replace facility is excellant for global page changes, especially where your dealing with items of multiple origins, hence a few global page F and R's creates a brand new audience capture, without it being spam.
So, my editor of choice is HomeSite :)
The only one I've found that meets these (and all of the above) criterias.
1. Line number finding. (ctrl-G)
You need to be able to debug on other people's computers so begin able to find line numbers is important.
2. Advanced Search and replace
Finding and replacing special characters is required. ^P and ^T and other stuff like that.
3. Good double click highlighting
4. Drag and drop hooks
5. Line number, column number, current character and current selection are displayed in the status bar.
6. Files of unlimited file size can be edited. (Not loading the whole file, only loading the current part)
As far as I know there are no freeware programs out there that stay simple and do this. They usually start to reach for the moon and add more features then you need. I just want a standalone executible that has notepad like features but has some simple advanced features.
(edited by: Lisa at 1:07 am (utc) on May 29, 2002)
DrDoc, the features you list are among the reasons HS is my "workhorse" editor. :)
It is really nifty :)
I also like the ability to customize the program. Being able to edit documents with unknown suffixes with no problem.
WYSIWYN - What You See Is What You Need ;)
Actually you can do all that with Dreamweaver
I'm testing Note Tab Pro...first thoughts are that I may well migrate
>>I find it useful if I can customize the program - add my own buttons, use my own code snippets, assign my own shortcuts to frequently used functions. Also, color coding has become very important for me.
All this can be done in TextPad for $27. (If you should decide to pay for it)
HomeSite has it :)
We have tried all the dedicated HTML editors up to last year, and always came back - mainly for the text editors advantage. Can make changes quickly, dosent need much memory, so for people who have already got their design/templates sussed, and then make small content additions/changes each day or regularly, there is really not much that is better for us than the humble text editor.
two will be using 1st Page, the other prefers Arachnophilia...and I've now convinced myself to switch to Note Tab Pro :)
rmjvol
1 (tie). Line numbers - seems so obvious I would have forgotten
1 (tie). Stable
3. brace matching - matches (), {}, [] - so useful
11. syntax highlighting
12. regular expression searches
13. multiple file search and replace
21. integrated manual
Anyway, I've tried lots of editors. For a while I was settled on Komodo from ActiveState, but it's just so big and launches so slowly (and costs a lot). It does have a nice clean interface though. For various reasons, I have finally settled on HAPedit (freeware) which has, in my opinion, surpassed Komodo in many respects, equalled it in most. It's the only freeware PHP IDE that I think is stable enough to use as a regular editor.
Tom
* Syntax highlighting for all the scripting languages. You can build your own if one doesn't exist.
* For script debugging, the line numbers displayed on each line is a real time saver
While other shareware got uninstalled, I actually kept and paid for this one :)
