Can anyone suggest a good, free, XHTML/HTML/CSS editors? All I'm looking for is a text editor w/ syntax highlighting, tabbed windows, and doesn't only look for .txt files by default (like Notepad does). I don't want a WYSIWYG editor or anything, just a really simple text editor with a few features geared towards writing markup.
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mairving posted this at 02:34 — 20th July 2002.
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Homesite is the professionals choice.
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 03:03 — 20th July 2002.
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I recommend EditPad. Just have a look at the features to see why.
The free lite version comes without color-coding, but has tabbed windows and such.
If you want color-coding, then you'd have to buy pro version. I suggest you try the 30-day free pro version first. The price, IMO, is worth every cent.
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Suzanne posted this at 03:21 — 20th July 2002.
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Text Editors
bbedit.com for Mac
htmlvalidator.com for PC (excellent for doing validation on the fly)
notetab.com
editpadpro.com
CSS Editors
bradsoft.com for CSS validation
westciv.com.au/style/ for Mac or PC CSS
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Busy posted this at 08:15 — 20th July 2002.
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I'm with Abhishek Reddy, the editpad pro is well worth the money, but the free version (I used for a few years) is awesome, havent found another program yet than can handle 300+ pages open at one time (in the same window) without any problems. mind you since I know a lil server side now I dont need to have that many pages open, but the find and replace is still used often.
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Mark Hensler posted this at 08:34 — 20th July 2002.
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I've used EditPad for years. I bought the pro version too. I've not found a better ASCII editor. (or hex editor, hehe)
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mjames posted this at 20:26 — 20th July 2002.
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I'm with Mark. Homesite 5 is my favorite.
Megan posted this at 01:43 — 22nd July 2002.
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I'm a homesite fan as well. My favourite feature is customizable keyboard shortcuts for common tags.
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îþÐ posted this at 15:51 — 22nd July 2002.
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1st page is an excellent freeware editor. I highly recommend it...
http://download.com.com/3001-2048-1422921.html
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brady.k posted this at 23:03 — 22nd July 2002.
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yea..i would have to agree with îþÐ....1stPage is what i use...it colors the different tags, depending on what it is. it also has a built in library of javascripts...i've been using it for a while now...its much better than notepad! lol
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Megan posted this at 01:35 — 23rd July 2002.
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Ha! Anything is better than notepad
Seriously, though. There are tons of good editors out there. I think the best thing to do is to try a bunch and see which one you like best. I'm sure we all have our own definition of "must have" features.
If you're looking for something simple you may want to try TextPad or Ultra Edit... NoteTab Light is another one that comes to mind. Those ones might be the way to go if you're not looking for something overly feature-heavy like Homesite and 1stPage.
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