View Full Version : The ULTIMATE tool - Notepad vs Wordpad - how do YOU code?
Gianni 07-29-2002, 09:09 PM Okay, this has been discussed by myself with friends about 100 times, but now I need to know seriously, what people prefair.
For ages I used Notepad for my HTML/PHP/CGI coding etc, but lately I've been using Wordpad, I personaly think it's MUCH better.
What do you, my professional friends think then? Notepad - or - Wordpad?
Andrew 07-29-2002, 09:14 PM For quick things (under 20 lines) I still use notepad. But for larger undertakings I use Evrsoft's 1stPage. It's bloatware (5megs) but it's a wonderful work environment.
Studio64 07-29-2002, 09:16 PM Editplus... Best of both worlds...
Nadav 07-29-2002, 09:18 PM I use Dreamweaver and notepad. The combination just seems to work.. Dreamweaver has its problems like all WYSIWYGs and notepad is great to fix those.
alpha 07-29-2002, 09:19 PM Originally posted by Studio64
Editplus... Best of both worlds...
Second vote goes in for EditPlus... I'd probably be blind right now if I coded all the stuff I've coded in Notepad :D
Synthetic 07-29-2002, 09:23 PM I use Notepad, and along with that, Dreamweaver.
secludo 07-29-2002, 09:36 PM I use a program called TextPad.
Phrozen 07-29-2002, 09:37 PM Originally posted by Studio64
Editplus... Best of both worlds... I'll third that notion.
It's a great piece of software; it's not too bloated, but it's not too plain. I first moved over to EditPlus after looking for an alternative to Notepad with syntax highlighting, found EditPlus, and haven't looked back since.
The Prohacker 07-29-2002, 09:43 PM Lately I've been using a small vb app, basicly its notepad, only on the side it shows line numbers...
Loads fast, and does everything I want, and nothing that I don't :D
Tux-e-do 07-29-2002, 10:27 PM On windblows - EditPlus
On Linux Box - VIM
On the train - paper
in the sky short trip - PDA
in the sky big ass trip - VIM
APEXware 07-29-2002, 10:32 PM Dreamweaver and Notepad. :cool:
MGCJerry 07-29-2002, 10:58 PM I use Arisesoft Winsyntax but I used to use notepad... Its a nice little app that has numbered lines and syntax highlighting... The best part is that its free :)
Chicken 07-29-2002, 11:18 PM Notepad for some stuff, and http://arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/index.html though I think both programs are broken as when I use either everything comes out looking like crap. Must be the programs!!! ;)
anon-e-mouse 07-30-2002, 12:07 AM Originally posted by Chicken
Must be the programs!!! ;)
But of course Chicken :cool:
I prefer to use Notetab Lite. www.notetab.com
strictly UltraEdit, because you can you use "TAGLIST", "WORDLIST" and macros to customise it for any type of language. Very powerful!
i like to use a nice little notepad replacement called metapad
edude 07-30-2002, 01:32 AM :agree: homesite!!
Yes i'm not a designer, but homesite does the job! :cool:
WebmastTroy 07-30-2002, 02:12 AM Wordpad, although I haven't done much searching.
I use the REPLACE tool a lot and notepad doesn't have it. I don't like the font thing in Wordpad, though, so I often have to paste the code in notepad and then re-copy over to wordpad. :rolleyes:
RackNine 07-30-2002, 02:16 AM UltraEdit and nothing but. Colours my code and has a great undo feature.
-Matt
CyberScript 07-30-2002, 02:27 AM I used wordpad a lot before but notepad now since find/replace and 'go to' were added to it.
Oh yeah, and I use ee in FreeBSD.
Andrew 07-30-2002, 03:07 AM Originally posted by jks
Nonbelievers!
Emacs!
VI!!!! :D
rockergrrl 07-30-2002, 12:06 PM I use UltraEdit -- have been for several years now. Works great! I've tried other programs before, but never liked them -- went back to UltraEdit everytime.
binasys 07-30-2002, 12:18 PM UltraEdit here too, it's super. :D
ljprevo 07-30-2002, 12:26 PM You all should try Programmer's File Editor.
It is awsome, that is what I use, replaced my notepad with it.
It even has support for creating macros.
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/
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