OFF TOPIC UltraEdit question

[LynnHales]

Sorry to bring this up here, but I know that one or two you folks are using
UltraEdit as a text editor. I am getting into it, and I have some questions
about it.

So if anyone can help, drop me an email off line (let's not clutter up the
Adepters board anymore than we [I?] have to).

Reply to: -

I don't have my home email to where I can see new messages immediately, so I
may be a bit slow in getting back.

Many thanks.



Lynn

[naglists]

On 10/4/07, Lynn Hales <-> wrote:
>
> Sorry to bring this up here, but I know that one or two you folks are
> using UltraEdit as a text editor. I am getting into it, and I have some
> questions about it.
>
> So if anyone can help, drop me an email off line (let's not clutter up the
> Adepters board anymore than we [I?] have to).
>

I know I am always interested in text editors. I think, from past
conversations, so are many other subscribers. The simplest explanation is
that some (distinctly non-author-ly) changes to our XML and SGML files take
one 10 second text editor trick that just can't be replicated in a validated
editor.

Yes, I know Editor has a text-mode. But I have 10+ years of Textpad
knowledge buried in my fingers. I have little interest in finding a new text
editor or learning how to use Editor that way ... unless I have to ... which
brings us to the last text editor conversation that I think I may have
started ... Textpad doesn't support unicode. I have a very short list of
files that force into Notepad or Editor's text mode. So far, I haven't
enough of a need to replace Textpad ... but I enjoy reading about why other
people, especially in our crowd, are looking a new text editor.

So ... at a minimum, I'd like to hear a summary *if and when* you have time,
Lynn, of why you're looking at UE or other text editors and what you have
found.

--
Paul Nagai

[LynnHales]

Paul,



I have been a long time user of the no longer supported Codewright. Though
Borland still sells it (at its premium price), I started a new job in July
and they had UltraEdit available.



So with nearly ten years of Codewright experience, it is difficult to
compare the two. If I had my choice, I would stay with Codewright. But
here are some things I've found



Both are good text editors and will support multiple programming languages.
I prefer the search capability of Codewright over UE. I've had some issues
with the configuration being saved, which is one of the UE questions (and
I've had some off line responses) I have. Both will do multiple file search
and replace. Both will do regular expression searches with UE supporting
multiple regular expressions 'languages'.



I like the multi tab output window of CW which includes a DOS window (I run
my dtgen from there). UE has a dialog that allows you to run DOS commands,
but the CW is a full window with the returns and everything in the one
window.



Both CW and UE allow color coding of keywords though I haven't gotten that
working in the UE just yet. Both also have file comparison utilities (UE
has an extra tool that is supposed to be like winmerge, I didn't buy that).



I have also played a bit with Notepad++. This is not as robust as either UE
or CW, but for shareware, it isn't too bad. Notepad++ also has an add in
that supports XML parsing (CW doesn't).



Right now, if I had to, I'd probably go with UE simply because it is cheaper
(less expensive) than CW, but UE requires three apps to do what CW did in
one (but even the three apps are less than CW). But overall, I really like
Codewright and its feature set.



Lynn







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