[bellgamin]

If you're a programmer I highly recommend you visit the following site...

http://www.ultraedit.com/index.html

This is the home site for UltraEdit, now in version 8.10a

It is a Text Editor, HEX Editor, HTML Editor, Programmers Editor (Pre-configured for C/C++, VB, HTML, Java, and Perl
Special options for FORTRAN and LaTex)

Many capabilities - file management, database management, et al.

I have NOT tried this program -- way too much power for my limited skills. I mention it here only because it was recommended to me on a forum for programmers, most of whom (myself not included) are highly skilled pro's. They all gave UltaEdit unanimous raves!

Check it out if you're interested.

[oscar51]

Interesting story by/about Mr Ian David Mead. I'll take a look at his program. Right now I'm using Notespad (note the "s") for almost all my text editing (as contrasted with word processing). It's free and very powerful. http://members.nbci.com/newbienet2/NotesPad/

I also use Programmer's File Editor (PFE) which is less capable than Notespad but loads much more quickly (which is why I use it as my default when I want to take a quick look at a text file by double-clicking). PFE is no longer in print/development but is still available at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/ PFE

[bellgamin]

A back-channel msg say CodeWright is even better than UltraEdit. Check it out at...

http://www.starbase.com/products/Developer/#codewright

[oscar51]

Wow! CodeWright = overkill for me. Having cut my programming teeth punching holes in IBM cards over 40 years ago, and eventually graduating to emacs when terminals replaced card punch machines, I just am not used to editing programs that do everything, including anticipating and prompting what I should type next. If I can't line up my own ()s, []s, {}s, <>s, etc., I don't deserve to have a program run. The fact that most of them don't the first time, is what every programmer needs to keep humble.