What's the best txt based web authoring tool (besides notepad).

[Locut0s]

I used to use a pirated version of Dreamweaver to edit my web sites and as awesome as DW is I'm trying to use as much legit software nowadays as possible. Also I'd like to work with the markup code as much as possible. I know there are a ton of freeware editors out there and many of them are good. What I'm looking for should have the following features if possible:

-automatic code highlighting / colouriung
-ability to work with and understand / highlight several popular web standards besides HTML like Javascript, PHP, and more
- on the fly code recommendation. when I type the letter "a" in the right pace it should recommend <a>, <area>, <address> etc...
-the ability to do the above with other web standards would be really cool.
-some awareness of the website as a whole not just awareness of the individual pages (that is some awareness of the overall directory structure).

Oh and before someone recommends it I don't like NVU.

 

[Locut0s]

Mods feel free to move if you think this belong somewhere else.

 

[Locut0s]

Looks like HTML Kit is good. Any others?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Notepad++ is my bare-metal editor of choice. Programmer's Notepad is nice and Microsoft's products are good if you're looking for something heavyweight.

 

[drum]

EditPlus2 may do the trick for you

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Notepad++ is my bare-metal editor of choice. Programmer's Notepad is nice and Microsoft's products are good if you're looking for something heavyweight.

Thanks. I used Notepad++ for a while as a notepad replacement. It is indeed very good and it's syntax highlighting is excellent.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Locut0s
Oh and before someone recommends it I don't like NVU.

Welp, that stopped me in my tracks. NVU rocks

I'll give another vote to both EditPlus2 or N++, I'd try them both out if I were you.

 

[BurnItDwn]

vi is good.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: Locut0s
Oh and before someone recommends it I don't like NVU.

Welp, that stopped me in my tracks. NVU rocks

I'll give another vote to both EditPlus2 or N++, I'd try them both out if I were you.

Well it's been some time since I used nvu but last time I used it I found it to be buggy and unstable.

 

[acheron]

As far as Windows software goes, I agree that Notepad++ is pretty great. I've also used Textpad in the past, but it's shareware that you're supposed to register, while Notepad++ is Free.

 

[Locut0s]

Notepad++ has good code highlighting and is nice and small however it lacks code completion which I really like. Anyone have anything along the lines of HTML kit I posted above? It looks very good but I'd like other options like it.

 

[Modelworks]

Another option is Scite
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

 

[clamum]

PSPad is what I use, but it doesn't have IntelliSense/code suggestion.

 

[Safeway]

Notepad+

 

[So]

I like textpad. The free version is full featured but is nagware, and the full version is like $20, IIRC.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: So
I like textpad. The free version is full featured but is nagware, and the full version is like $20, IIRC.

This is what I've been using, although I'm tempted to try notepad++ because of the praise it gets.

 

[xanis]

If you had OSX you could use Coda. Without a doubt the BEST text-based web authoring program I've ever used.

 

[xSauronx]

i used notepad ++ in windows, and bluefish in linux...but i dont to a lot of web authoring or programming.

 

[sandorski]

Context is a great Editor for many different Coding Languages.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Context is a great Editor for many different Coding Languages.

I just started using for editing PHP files and I like it so far.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Another option is Scite
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

use this and pspad but neither have code suggestion/completion.

I've always liked Homesite and its variations... too bad they haven't made it free.

 

[Evadman]

I use jEdit. It's like Notepad++, but jEdit is free, has a better UI (IMHO) and has more plugin support.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Another option is Scite
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

use this and pspad but neither have code suggestion/completion.

I've always liked Homesite and its variations... too bad they haven't made it free.

Scite does have code completion.
Once loaded go to options , open global options, scroll down to behavior

Remove the # from autocompleteword.automatic=1
then save the file.

 

[TechBoyJK]

another vote for vi

or n++

I actually still use my old version of CF Studio 5 for coldfusion, because it has sytax completion for CFML and doesn't have all the macromedia/adobe bloat.

 

[Kev]

i'm also looking for something similar. OP let me know if you manage to find anything