Comments on: Notepad++ My New Favorite Code Editor

By: Gosha

Gosha — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:45:01 +0000

Yes, you can auto-complete CSS in Notepad++; press Ctrl + Space in the middle of the word.

I tend the write the whole line though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:31:34 +0000

There’s also the auto-close html/xml tag under TextFX >> TextFX Settings … After finding this gem I might be able to make notepad++ my primary html editor. Lord knows how boring it is closing them tags!

By: Technique

Technique — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:52:49 +0000

I have installed Notepad++ after having trouble with Kompozer regarding special characters. I’m having a little trouble with installing a theme though, the instructions on the website are a bit confusing. Anybody managed to install a theme and have an easy to under way to explained the process?

By: Will Anderson

Will Anderson — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:58:46 +0000

I use NotePad++ to quickly edit an existing template (I have it set to open by default form FileZilla).

When I’m doing more than a quick change though, I jump into NetBeans. It is more like Aptana in terms of what it allows you to do (project management etc.) but doesn’t have all of the quirky bugs, nor the frequent update annoyances (though it is actively developed). I love how well the code suggest feature works. It improves development by about 50%.

The CSS editor in NetBeans also has a cool feature, a preview for what the current selector will do. kinda neat.

By: Keyword Tool

Keyword Tool — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:21:13 +0000

I agree, I’ve been using Notepad++ for a long time now on Windows. For OS X, I’d suggest Textmate.

By: Baron

Baron — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:07:49 +0000

I’ve been using Araneae for ever. Love the simplicity.

http://www.ornj.net/araneae/

By: donnacha | WordSkill

donnacha | WordSkill — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:47:47 +0000

Textmate – absolutely the best editor I’ve used on any platform, ever, and I’ve used them all.

By: Ajay D'Souza

Ajay D'Souza — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:06:54 +0000

I’ve been using Notepad++ as well. You can set the Language type and hit “Ctrl+Space” for the dropdown box.

By: Calítoe.:.

Calítoe.:. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:46:45 +0000

About time! NotePad++ is one of the greatest tools ever.

By: Chris M

Chris M — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:26:22 +0000

I totally agree! Notepad++ is my tool of choice when working on Windows machines. But when I’m working on Macs then it must be Coda. Dreamweaver and Aptana both have too much stuff going on. As a programmer I don’t need the visual editor and other fluff that they offer. Keep it simple!

By: Dan_is_taken

Dan_is_taken — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:56:12 +0000

From CyberNetNews.com http://cybernetnews.com/2008/06/16/notepad-50-can-auto-complete-code/

This feature is disabled by default, but a quick trip to the Preferences will get you using the new auto-complete feature in no time at all. Go to Settings -> Preferences, and switch to the Backup/Auto-competion tab. At the bottom of that screen you’ll see where you can enable auto-completion, and you can optionally turn on the “show function parameters” feature as well.

By: Shevonne

Shevonne — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:49:57 +0000

I’ll have to test this out because I usually use Dreamweaver, but that it’s installed on my two machines at home. This is a good way to sneak in some editing while at work.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:36:28 +0000

My favourite is Coda for the Mac. This is a slick and efficient app on the mac. Along with a CSS editor and preview tools, it has ftp, ssh and svn support.

My other favourite editor for quick edits is “vi” when I am logged into my webhost via ssh.

By: nishu goyal

nishu goyal — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:59:24 +0000

try any IDE written in java. netbeans or eclipse. They are way more than code editors and let you manage your projects. If you import source code of wordpress in it. Debugging will be much easier.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:37:07 +0000

For bigger projects I use Eclipse, yes you do have to setup the project environment, but if you tend to make changes reasonably often to that set of files this overhead is easily justified. Especially with ftp synchronization and or svn plugins. As a bonus it’s cross platform.

If I just need a quick edit, often directly on the server, I would use KDE’s Kate. Nice and simple.

By: fixie blogger

fixie blogger — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:52:18 +0000

you could try pspad too – I have always liked it myself, although my coder friends half use that and half notepad++ so they are probably equally as good. Too many features to count!

By: techandlife

techandlife — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:45:32 +0000

Jeff, You may already know this but another useful feature I’ve found with Notepad++ is that you can upload edited files directly from your PC to your website. Go to the Plugins menu, FTP synchronize, and check Show FTP folders. In the FTP Folders box which opens up, choose the Open settings dialogue and enter all your ftp details there to upload to your site.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:21:33 +0000

I have used Notepad++ at school and found it pretty good, but it’s only available for Windows. At home, and whenever I bring my notebook to school, Smultron gets put to work.

It is excellent at completing html tags, has decent templates, a distraction avoiding full screen mode, and integrates perfectly with Cyberduck. It’s not Dreamweaver, and Notepad++ does a couple other things better, but it will work with just about any coding language, and has made me more productive in my programming classes.

By: lunaKM

lunaKM — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:27:52 +0000

I use Winsyntax, always have. It color codes for HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript and several other languages.