[nfbcs] Follow-up, Text Editors

[John G. Heim]

I've been using TextPad for many years. I registered it probably 12 or 15 
years ago and even though I've updated TextPad many times, my license key 
just keeps working.

Positives for TextPad:
1. Easy
2. Save as unix, PC, or Mac file format
3. Stable

Drawbacks:
1. Config screens have accessibility problems
2. No built in sftp
3. Doesn't work with nvda

I tried to switch to another text editor a couple of years ago because 
TextPad doesn't have sftp. I actually registered ultraEdit but I had to 
abandon it because it kept crashing when I edited a php script remotely. I 
also tried edsharp but I didn't like the hotkeys. I think a Windows text 
editor should use the same keys as notepad. You shouldn't have to learn how 
to use a text editor. You might have to learn to use some of the advanced 
features but you should be able to edit a file 10 seconds after you run the 
text editor for the first time, IMO.

Then I discovered a product called sftpdrive. It allows you to map a windows 
network drive to any computer running an ssh server. So when I need to edit 
a config file on a linux machine, I map a share to it and open the file with 
TextPad. Very efficient, very nice.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Follow-up, Text Editors


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> Joe,
> Have you tried Text Pad? I don't know if it has precisely the html
> features you're looking for, but it's got a quick start up time and has
> tons of features designed specifically for people who program. I
> frequently use it for simple html documents, plane text files, and
> programming in various languages. It can even act as a simple IDE for
> some programming languages. There are some things you'll want to set to
> make it more accessible, but I can help with that. I could probably even
> send you a .reg file that would do it for you. Anyway, if you want to
> check it out, try:
>
> http://www.textpad.com
>
> The program is shareware, but has no time-out or other limitations other
> than telling you once in a great while that it's not registered with a
> message box.
> Joe
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