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12-05-2012, 08:31 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Under the rainbow over Berkeley
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Notepad replacement utility
Notepad doesn't suit me. I was using a freeware text editor called Metapad. It allows me to launch URL's, choose my font, remain on top or not, my choice, some other nice options.
What text editor do you like in Windows?
Last edited by Muse; 12-05-2012 at 08:40 PM.
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12-05-2012, 08:38 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
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Notepad++
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12-05-2012, 09:05 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lxskllr
Notepad++
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Is it better than Metapad? Metapad is open source, written in C, lower level than C++ (Notepad ++), presumably faster, for one thing.
Last edited by Muse; 12-05-2012 at 09:09 PM.
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12-05-2012, 09:06 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Last edited by Muse; 12-05-2012 at 09:09 PM.
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12-05-2012, 09:14 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muse
Is it better than Metapad? Metapad is written in C, lower level than C++, presumably faster, for one thing. |
Dunno. My needs weren't demanding, and Notepad++ was my first 3rd party replacement, and it did what I wanted, so I quit looking. Metapad looks like a nice package, but I haven't seen it mentioned before. FWIW, Notepad++ is probably the "standard" replacement people use, but that doesn't mean it's better. It may have just gotten traction earlier on. Both are free to try, so see which one suits your needs better. Both are libre software, so that's a big plus.
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12-05-2012, 09:20 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2001
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The most obvious advantage of Notepad ++ I see off the bat is the tabbed feature where you can evidently have multiple documents accessible in one window. Metapad doesn't do that. I've used Metapad for something like 10 years, maybe more. I especially like the URL launch support.
Last edited by Muse; 12-06-2012 at 12:45 PM.
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12-05-2012, 09:46 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2004
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On modern computers, don't worry about what languages things are written in.
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12-05-2012, 09:56 PM
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In my experience if you don't mind spending a little money you can't beat UltraEdit. I use it extensively at work. Notepad++ is a solid alternative and it's free but I think it's lacking in how it handles column mode and sorting. Ultraedit is like a Ginzu knife.
http://www.ultraedit.com/
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12-05-2012, 11:24 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Dec 2001
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I've used Metapad for a long time and have always preferred it over anything else I come across.
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12-06-2012, 08:00 AM
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I am also using metapad so my suggestion is also for metapad because of the open source environment and faster one things.
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12-06-2012, 08:03 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Another vote for Metapad. Notepad2 is good alternative as well.
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12-06-2012, 08:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anteaus
In my experience if you don't mind spending a little money you can't beat UltraEdit. I use it extensively at work. Notepad++ is a solid alternative and it's free but I think it's lacking in how it handles column mode and sorting. Ultraedit is like a Ginzu knife.
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It's quite expensive, but damn it can do a lot. I might look into this actually.
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12-06-2012, 09:05 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smakme7757
It's quite expensive, but damn it can do a lot. I might look into this actually.
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If you want one that can do a lot...
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
:^D
Edit:
and...
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Last edited by lxskllr; 12-06-2012 at 09:08 AM.
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12-06-2012, 09:11 AM
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Elite Member
Join Date: Dec 1999
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Hey. Real programmers use GVim. 
It has a steep learning curve, but since I'm over that I like it much better.
Edit: P.S. I tried UltraEdit once on a work computer. Its regular expressions are just totally different from everything else. Like Mac and PC different. I don't recommend it personally.
Last edited by Ken g6; 12-06-2012 at 09:15 AM.
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12-06-2012, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lxskllr
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Haha, yea Emacs is pretty good. A friend at uni said it was mandatory when i was running Debian. Although i must admit i never really got around to using it.
I like nano - so simple lol.
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12-12-2012, 02:10 AM
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I may be the only one here who loves ConTEXT.
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