Free code / programming editor - Dotable

waldo · 27th September 2006, 07:35 PM

If anyone is looking for a simple code / programming editor, take a look at:
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1377

Little piece of software called Developers Pad; it stopped being developed some time ago, but is customisable and powerful. It's got plenty of features for me and is simple and lightweight. I use it for all HTML, CSS, PHP work, etc.

Klian · 22nd October 2006, 09:35 PM

If you are searching for a free and light code editor for Mac OS X, check:
Smultron http://smultron.sourceforge.net/

blaze · 27th October 2006, 04:20 PM

I think context is the best one to get. Its incredibly fast and just plain good. Been using it for years.

http://www.context.cx/

Free also.

freak · 2nd November 2006, 08:30 PM

Eclipse

Nothing beats it

Ergo · 3rd November 2006, 02:27 AM

yeah, im surprised ppl are using small programs for php , java , c when they have eclipse at hand. and to think i used to be an advocate of macromedia's dreamweaver.

Gerrit · 4th November 2006, 11:28 AM

Until now I've been using NotetabPro (paid version) and I'm happy with it.
While typing this, I'm downloading Eclipse - got to try it

[edit]120 Mb??? Takes all weekend on my crappy dial-up - download aborted..[/edit]

dericknwq · 4th November 2006, 01:06 PM

Heh, Eclipse is on the higher end of development not very worth it if you don't require things like autocomplete for your PHP, Java etc. It does not support PHP, JavaScript or CSS by default. You have to download plugins etc. Too troublesome if working on something small.

But with Eclipse, it is very scalable. There are many many plugins which you may install when you need it. I have been working with it on the past week. Still not very used to it though.

I guess http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ would be a very good editor comparable to those paid ones. It has really improved and have things like tabbing, code folding, syntax highlighting (duh!), session restore etc.

The another one would be http://aptana.com/ which looks really nice but it is more on the client side or things and geared towards JavaScript side of things.

And this is a joker. http://www.notepad.org/

Ergo · 5th November 2006, 10:24 PM

not very worth it if you don't require things like autocomplete for your PHP

ermm... if you dont want things like that you can code in notepad i think ;-)

besides derick..... if you want to use PHPIDE you NEED to hawe WTP installed so you have html, css, xml etc. support :] no plugins needed .

dericknwq · 5th November 2006, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ergo

besides derick..... if you want to use PHPIDE you NEED to hawe WTP installed so you have html, css, xml etc. support :] no plugins needed .

Heh, WTP is also like plug-ins isn't it? Or maybe I'm using the wrong terms. LOL. I was installing PHPEclipse and JSEclipse. But I don't think there is any support for both out of the box. Anyways, I'm pretty new to Eclipse. It would be good if you could share or probably drop some pointers to better make use of it.

Ergo · 6th November 2006, 05:48 PM

do NOT instal PHPEclipse, use plain eclipse with PHPIDE plugin from ZEND ;-)

btw , you CAN download something that is called phpide-all-in-one. which is an eclipse package already setup for web developement. check out the eclipse.org site. besides, remember eclipse is not an editor that you can plug various things into. its a programming framework ( or whatever it is called ) , it does not understand any languages be itself, by extending it you make it an editor of your choice, that is its power , that you can program, make diagrams, format xml, create UML, etc. lots of stuff.

27th September 2006, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
waldo Cross Hare Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 441	Free code / programming editor If anyone is looking for a simple code / programming editor, take a look at: http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1377 Little piece of software called Developers Pad; it stopped being developed some time ago, but is customisable and powerful. It's got plenty of features for me and is simple and lightweight. I use it for all HTML, CSS, PHP work, etc.

22nd October 2006, 09:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Klian Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 94	If you are searching for a free and light code editor for Mac OS X, check: Smultron http://smultron.sourceforge.net/ __________________ ElEuro.eu : Extreme Currency converter (AJAX Powered)

3rd November 2006, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ergo pro webdeveloper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 277	yeah, im surprised ppl are using small programs for php , java , c when they have eclipse at hand. and to think i used to be an advocate of macromedia's dreamweaver. __________________ http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinlulek - my linkedIn profile - please check out Freelance professional webdeveloper for hire - XHTML, CSS2, PHP 5 , SOON PYTHON, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Ajax & Javascript [ using yahooUI and dojotoolkit for ajax work ], database performance optimisation, security audits. - contact me , get work done the way it should be.

4th November 2006, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gerrit E=mc² Join Date: May 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 432	Until now I've been using NotetabPro (paid version) and I'm happy with it. While typing this, I'm downloading Eclipse - got to try it [edit]120 Mb??? Takes all weekend on my crappy dial-up - download aborted..[/edit] __________________ Gerrit SiriuS Website Design

4th November 2006, 01:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
dericknwq Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 102	Heh, Eclipse is on the higher end of development not very worth it if you don't require things like autocomplete for your PHP, Java etc. It does not support PHP, JavaScript or CSS by default. You have to download plugins etc. Too troublesome if working on something small. But with Eclipse, it is very scalable. There are many many plugins which you may install when you need it. I have been working with it on the past week. Still not very used to it though. I guess http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ would be a very good editor comparable to those paid ones. It has really improved and have things like tabbing, code folding, syntax highlighting (duh!), session restore etc. The another one would be http://aptana.com/ which looks really nice but it is more on the client side or things and geared towards JavaScript side of things. And this is a joker. http://www.notepad.org/ __________________ Derick

27th October 2006, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
blaze Funk Master Deluxe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 60	I think context is the best one to get. Its incredibly fast and just plain good. Been using it for years. http://www.context.cx/ Free also.

2nd November 2006, 08:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
freak New Dotable member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9	Eclipse Nothing beats it

5th November 2006, 10:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ergo pro webdeveloper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 277	not very worth it if you don't require things like autocomplete for your PHP ermm... if you dont want things like that you can code in notepad i think ;-) besides derick..... if you want to use PHPIDE you NEED to hawe WTP installed so you have html, css, xml etc. support :] no plugins needed . __________________ http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinlulek - my linkedIn profile - please check out Freelance professional webdeveloper for hire - XHTML, CSS2, PHP 5 , SOON PYTHON, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Ajax & Javascript [ using yahooUI and dojotoolkit for ajax work ], database performance optimisation, security audits. - contact me , get work done the way it should be.

6th November 2006, 05:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ergo pro webdeveloper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 277	do NOT instal PHPEclipse, use plain eclipse with PHPIDE plugin from ZEND ;-) btw , you CAN download something that is called phpide-all-in-one. which is an eclipse package already setup for web developement. check out the eclipse.org site. besides, remember eclipse is not an editor that you can plug various things into. its a programming framework ( or whatever it is called ) , it does not understand any languages be itself, by extending it you make it an editor of your choice, that is its power , that you can program, make diagrams, format xml, create UML, etc. lots of stuff. __________________ http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinlulek - my linkedIn profile - please check out Freelance professional webdeveloper for hire - XHTML, CSS2, PHP 5 , SOON PYTHON, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Ajax & Javascript [ using yahooUI and dojotoolkit for ajax work ], database performance optimisation, security audits. - contact me , get work done the way it should be.

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