After over a year switching to use a MacBookPro I still missed some very useful free tools from Windows such as Notepad++, Winmerge, FreeCommander. I tried to use alternatives such as TextWrangler, and use WineBottler to build Notepad++, Winmerge, FreeCommander to run with Wine on Mac. Notepad++ and Winmerge work well except FreeCommander has problem with copy/paste.. So I find out DoubleCommander to replace FreeCommander although it neither has tree view or correct sort by folders.
But when working with Windows apps, I have to use Windows shortcuts like Ctr+C, Ctr+V instead MacOSx shortcuts and it isn't comfortable to remember to use correct shortcuts when switching between MacOSx apps & Windows apps.
Then I search around for a better text editor with projects manager or file browser. I don't like Komodo Edit because it's heavy. gedit is good with Favorites and File browser plugins but the Project Manager plugin didn't work. Fraise likes TextWrangler.
Finally I found Editra free editor with both features projects manager and file browser. Now its version is only 0.7.20 but it has a lot features - Toggle Comment, Code Folding, Bracket Highlight (doesn't work!?), Highlight Caret line, Bookmarks.., even better than Notepad++ (see more at http://editra.org/preview). The Find function is so convenient when it keep staying on the bottom of the window and continue to search when we repeat enter (I hate TextWrangler Find function when it closes the window right after the first enter - we have to use mouse click to keep it continue!). Some disadvantages are there no new .js file menu in the project context menu) although we can create a html file then rename it) or Code Browser plugin doesn't understand .js file. The text color schemes are not very good looking also, so we can spend sometime to customize it with Style Editor function.
Another good editor is Brackets Sprint editor with bunch of plugins.
But Editra is far more than I expected and I love it so much :)
A Plain Text Editor
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That's right, if you're writer on a budget, you don't need to spend any money buying expensive writing software or apps. Instead, you can use the text editor that comes free with your operating system.
Just open up Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on a Mac. I like plain text editors for writing something short quickly and easily, without thinking much about it. I wrote a blog post about the benefits of using plain text editors as writing software.
Use for: writing whatever, wherever
A Plain Text Editor
ReplyDeletePlain Text files
That's right, if you're writer on a budget, you don't need to spend any money buying expensive writing software or apps. Instead, you can use the text editor that comes free with your operating system.
Just open up Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on a Mac. I like plain text editors for writing something short quickly and easily, without thinking much about it. I wrote a blog post about the benefits of using plain text editors as writing software.
Use for: writing whatever, wherever
A Plain Text Editor
ReplyDeletePlain Text files
That's right, if you're writer on a budget, you don't need to spend any money buying expensive writing software or apps. Instead, you can use the text editor that comes free with your operating system.
Just open up Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on a Mac. I like plain text editors for writing something short quickly and easily, without thinking much about it. I wrote a blog post about the benefits of using plain text editors as writing software.
Use for: writing whatever, wherever
A Plain Text Editor
ReplyDeletePlain Text files
That's right, if you're writer on a budget, you don't need to spend any money buying expensive writing software or apps. Instead, you can use the text editor that comes free with your operating system.
Just open up Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on a Mac. I like plain text editors for writing something short quickly and easily, without thinking much about it. I wrote a blog post about the benefits of using plain text editors as writing software.
Use for: writing whatever, wherever