windows programmer text editor

edmicman

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i've been using PSPad for a long time now, but its becoming slower and slower for me. Are there any other recommended text editors for windows that include an integrated ftp so I can work with remote files easily? Can Eclipse/phpEclipse do it? Thanks for any ideas!
 

kamper

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I'm sure you can easily find a plugin for ftp, if there isn't one out of the box. But I'm sure you can do much better than eclipse for php editing. I don't know about features, but certainly for sheer weight :p
 

edmicman

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Thanks, I just threw Eclipse out there because I recently downloaded it and was going to try it out for awhile. Mostly, I'd just like a small, quick text editor that I can use for regular text files and also some editing php/asp pages. I like(d) PSPad, but it just seems boggy lately, so I was wondering what else was out there. But the integrated FTP client I use a lot....I can load up my files remotely from my host, edit them, then save it back automatically. It's really pretty cool!
 

Markbnj

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Visual Studio 2005 has FTP built in, and really it is a pretty damn nice build environment. MS has a free version you can download from their site.
 

kamper

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Originally posted by: Markbnj
Visual Studio 2005 has FTP built in, and really it is a pretty damn nice build environment. MS has a free version you can download from their site.
Does it 'build' php? :p
 

igowerf

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I use HTML-Kit, which has a built in file browser panel, which works just like a local file browser. Crimson Editor's FTP browser is kind of annoying to use. You have to keep going through a file dialog to open files.

Also, Google for Netdrive. It's a program that can add an FTP site as a drive in Windows. This will let you use any editor you want.