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And free syntax highlighting program for Windows?

  • 27-06-2008 6:50pm
    #1
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭


    Up to now Ive hand coded all my web pages with Homesite 4.5, because the syntax color coding is very helpful and speeds up the process.

    Im still using the 60 day free trial (after two years;)), and Im just wondering is there any free/open-source program that would have similar capabilities?


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  • #2
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    Ok, just found Notepad++!! Looks good, although different colours will take a while to get used to.


  • #3
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Notepad++ has syntax highlighting for a whole lot of different languages.

    [edit] Ahh snap :D


  • #4
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Notepad++ is the boards.ie developer's editor of choice ;)


  • #5
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    I use editplus, which does syntax highlighting


  • #6
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    CuLT wrote: »
    Notepad++ is the boards.ie developer's editor of choice ;)

    Delighted to have gotten approval for my choice!!


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  • #7
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    matrim wrote: »
    I use editplus, which does syntax highlighting

    Yep, but it ain't free. At least no more free than HomeSite 4.5 it would seem. Well worth $35 though.


  • #8
    Eoin
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 21,238 CMod ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Woohoo - another favourite editor thread! I use Crimson Editor which is free. It can edit files on an FTP server on the fly, which I find extremely handy.


  • #9
    none
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭none


    I find TextPad is the most universal editor. It has syntax highlight plugins for all languages I dealt with. And it doesn't force you to buy it so you can use it legally for al long as you want. The only problem is poor support for Unicode (my version is 4.5). To overcome this, sometimes I use PSPad which is also very flexible and 100% free.


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