Windows-based Text Editors [closed]

Answer 1

I don't code much on Windows, but e text editor is my choice. As far as free editors go nothing beats Emacs.

Answer 2

Textpad is what I would use for random text editing (checking out HTML source, quick hackery, scripts and the like).

For actual Java development it's Eclipse all the way, although people tell me the IDEA is the cat's pyjamas.

Answer 3

As you can see, asking about a preferred editor will get you a lot of responses. For me: UltraEdit - robust: Notepad++ - lightweight

Also tend to use the IDE that comes with various tools (e.g. VB, C#, etc.)

But, the best advice is to pick a decent editor and learn it thoroughly. You will be spending a whole lot of time using it. So, the better you know it, the more time it will save you in the long run.

Answer 4

E-TextEditor

Is a bit buggy, but beats the pants off any other editors I've used due to it's using the Textmate bundle format (and the bundles) - also gets updated very regularly. I use it every day and would gladly purchase it again.

Answer 5

Notepad2

• Syntax highlighting for html,c#,javascript,css,xml,sql,python,bat
• Rectangular selection, regular expressions
• Indentation, back/foreground customization

Downside: No tabbed windows.

Answer 6

I'll echo the others who have endorsed Emacs. I program every day on, at a bare minimum, OS X, Windows, and Linux. Having the same IDE on all three systems gives me an enormous productivity boost. That said, the vanilla version of GNU Emacs...well, it sucks. I'd strongly encourage you to try EmacsW32 instead. In much the way that Aquamacs makes an OS X-friendly version of Emacs, the EmacsW32 project makes Emacs out-of-the-box work just like a Windows text editor. Mind you, all of Emacs' power (and complexity) is there, but if you don't already have muscle memory built up, there's no reason not to use Ctrl-C/X/V as copy/cut/paste instead of M-w/C-k/C-y just to be cool. EmacsW32 also brings Windows-compliant open/save dialogs, sane CRLF file handling, and quite a bit more. If you've ever had an itch to try Emacs, give it a shot. You won't regret it.