[SOLVED] Text Editor

Monie · October 4th, 2007, 10:33 PM

What would be the best and yet a great Text Editor for creating a PHP-MySQL? Maybe for ASP as well?

Currently I am using Notpad++ for my asp and css.

Thanks.

Rakuli · October 4th, 2007, 10:40 PM

Text editor? I only ever used Notepad until I got Dreamweaver. I rate the code view in DW as the best PC program I use.

It has sytax highlighting and function hints for PHP and ASP.

Cheers

welshstew · October 5th, 2007, 05:03 AM

try pspad, it also has syntax highlighting, plus a few nice in built touches that are really useful.

Monie · October 5th, 2007, 05:10 AM

Thanks..

I found this one, never try them yet but quiet interesting as well.

Komodo Edit

Monie · October 9th, 2007, 10:52 PM

Found this nice one UltraEdit
You can set the color of any properties of value in CSS ASP PHP HTML, and many more..

Nice design layout with folder tree view.

pas2gether · October 10th, 2007, 09:37 AM

Dreamweaver definately. It has a graphical interface aswell as a code interface. I use the 2 together. Using the GUI for monotonous stuff + it has FTP inbuilt.

Nothing else pout there comes close, unless you use asp.net in which case visual studio

wanda · October 16th, 2007, 11:44 AM

Why to use text editors for typing scripts? There are many special php editors! But of course not all of them are free. Personally I use Codelobster php edition.
Its basic helpful features:

syntax highlighting, an intelligent outocomplete, step by step debugger (with that functionality, you can set breakpoints in the editor at which the PHP interpreter stops during execution of the script. From there, you can inspect the values of local variables to diagnose issues in the code. ); help on php, html, mysql; jump to funtion's or class's declaration in the project; search within the project; highlighting of paired tags and brackets.

It's a free editor, look here:
http://www.codelobster.com

Marc · October 16th, 2007, 11:52 AM

Nice link wanda, might give it a try sometime! Thanks!

Monie · October 16th, 2007, 09:18 PM

wow nice one!
I am just making myself familiar with UltraEdit, but I guess I have to use codelobster then.
I like the sliding things and the skin.
Thanks wanda.

karinne · October 17th, 2007, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanda

It's a free editor, look here:
http://www.codelobster.com

CodeLobster is NOT a free editor. On the site you can download a 30-day trial then purchase it for 34.95 (I assume it's US but there's no currency showing) ... still dirt cheap but NOT free.

Monie · October 17th, 2007, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanda

Why to use text editors for typing scripts? There are many special php editors! But of course not all of them are free. Personally I use Codelobster php edition.

I think wanda is talking about Code Lobster PHP Edition, which is free from the website.

c010depunkk · October 18th, 2007, 07:43 AM

Yup, the Code Lobster PHP Edition is free. I just recently started using it and I'm lovin' it.

The only down-side is that it doesn't have syntax highlighting for CSS.
Does anyone know of a plugin for that?

Marc · October 18th, 2007, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c010depunkk

The only down-side is that it doesn't have syntax highlighting for CSS.
Does anyone know of a plugin for that?

Does it not have a thing like in dreamweaver where you can choose a colour for different types of things (PHP, CSS, HTML).. Is it possible that it is switched off?

Marc · October 18th, 2007, 08:31 AM

Infact, after giving thier website a look at again, it will not. If you want that, you will have to upgrade to the non-free one which has this function in it.

c010depunkk · October 18th, 2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc

Infact, after giving thier website a look at again, it will not. If you want that, you will have to upgrade to the non-free one which has this function in it.

Oh well, maybe I'll end up buying it. I really like it for PHP.

Monie · October 18th, 2007, 10:14 PM

I use CodeLobster Handy Code Editor and it is really good.
I like the navigation auto hide features. That make's our working space more big.
You can set you own syntax color and the most interesting thing is they have window 2000, windows 2003, windows xp and visual studio skin!

Nice..