does anyone else use TextPad?

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I use textpad for developing all my php/html stuff, and I really like it. the only issue is that syntax hilighting goes completely bogus the first time it finds a greater than ( > ) symbol. my syntax file is for php and html, so ">" is used as 'SyntaxEnd' and the program thinks anything after that is normal text.

does anyone else use TextPad and know of a way around this? or can someone recommend another text editor that's as lightweight as TP but maybe without the suck?

any help is appreciated, thank you! =D

[dvessel]

Sorry for the useless post but if you ever get into MacOSX TextMate (http://macromates.com/) is a must. :p

None of teh suck!

[sesstreets]

Use notepad++ instead.

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wow, Notepad++ is awesome. Thanks a lot! =D

[sesstreets]

It suprises me that not that many people know about it. I think its the best source editor ever made :P

[Zonteck]

I tried using notepad++ again just now (hadn't for a while), and apparently it added support for heredocs in php in notepad++ v3.3... but it sure isn't working for me in 3.7/ 3.6. :(

[Vladd44]

Use notepad++ instead.

The primary reason I read this thread was to promote notepad++ . **** you :P

Seriously though, I don't know how I ever lived without it.

[Zonteck]

Am I doing something wrong then, with this many people advising notepad++, or does no one else use heredocs in php (http://php.net/heredoc)?

Look at the following two screenshots of some sample heredoc code that fails in notepad++ (but works correctly in another editor)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1272/heredoc0lm.th.png (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=heredoc0lm.png)http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8582/better0dg.th.png (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=better0dg.png)

[HDL Guy]

Here's a link: EditPlus (http://www.editplus.com/). There is a Free Version, but I believe it is worth the $30 for the extra features.

Did I mention it has a spell checker? :cool:

[aceofspades]

do i care about spell checker??? Anyways notpad++ is great. It is very simple, has great highlighting and great code folding. It is also tabbed and it is 100% open source. Seriously what are you doing using textpad???

I had never told heard of it till someone told me to get it on vent. As soon as I got it, it was love at first sight. It is even a good normal text editors. I use it for those little snippets of information (such as my uber hard to know username, my IP, and my proxy)

[thenewguy]

Sorry for the useless post but if you ever get into MacOSX TextMate (http://macromates.com/) is a must. :pIs it better than this?
http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.shtml
(I have used neither one)

[Basil]

http://crimsoneditor.com

[nicco]

after all this hoopla, i will try notepad++
i like notetab light for some funcions..
we'll see what this notepad++ is all about!

nicco