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Notepad++ 4.7.5

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Notepad++

Being Called Just a Notepad is Misleading

by: Sinquisition on 04-Apr-2008 11:40:00 PM

Pros: In one way or another, I guarantee any programmer that handles a snippet of source code will at some point or another end up with Notepad++ in their hard drive. With the tabbed windows, panel splits, macro support, folding + syntax highlighting, and other extensive features ranging from Base64 decoding to FTP synchronizing, I can't really blame hem. It also isn't surprising that, as I write this, Notepad++ holds ground as the third best project over at SourceForge (was #1 quite a few times, actually).

Cons: Being fair and honest, there are some minor drawbacks that kept me from pure satisfaction. They are very minor, but it's the small things in life that annoy me the most. Startup times are sluggish, but understandably so. The custom syntax editor is a nice touch, but it is way too limited to use it seriously. The default regex search & replace tool is also very limited, but the TextFX plugin takes care of that. Range of options are plentiful, but I find some are practically useless (Zoom In/Out, for example). and the number of plugins are something to be desired.

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Notepad++

Great IT tool!

by: drewt333 on 14-May-2008 07:59:26 PM

Pros: Multiple code language highlighting, formatting and line numbering.

Cons: Needs better character support for search and replace.

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Notepad++

I can't without it!!!

by: sea_ on 16-Apr-2008 06:18:57 AM

Pros: Not only a replacement of Windows Notepad! much much much more!

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Notepad++

More than just a notepad

by: JimKiser on 20-Mar-2008 12:26:10 PM

Pros: I do a lot of MySQL programming and sometimes you need to check the query log. It is always open unless you stop the server. Notepad++ opened it without a problem and if I ran more queries it would suggest reloading. The time it saves me is immeasurable.

Cons: Tried to spell check. Downloaded and installed Aspell and an English dictionary but I couldn't get Notepad++ to see it.

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Notepad++

Packed with Features!

by: krishvanth on 14-May-2008 12:43:45 PM

Pros: To put it in a nutshell, its a photoshop for text docs! A very feature-rich application with very low resource utilisation! There's simply no particular place where I can start to describe about this software's ingenuity! Particularly liked the nice tabbed interface and the ability to find & replace text in multiple open files. Great great job! And oh yeah, you can take this around on your pendrive too! Neat huh?!

Cons: Interface seemed a bit cluttered up but personally its good enough considering the host of features this program offers. In fact, its pretty a decent interface for a packed app like this!

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