Originally posted by xentrix
Largo: I´m sorry I have some old version that´s still free ;-)

There was a free version? Where could one obtain a copy?

Originally posted by Bunkermaster
Jafa cr33!

😉

w00t, a stargate fan! 😃

    I use Maguma.

    The free version works fine. It's got a debugger/previewer. If you've got a local MySql then you can test dB's aswell.

    Highlighting's pretty handy too.

      4 days later

      I use Quanta Plus (Quanta Plus Web Development Environment)
      on my Linux Mandrake OS. Syntax hilighting is very good,
      but sometimes it goes nuts and decides to
      turna few random characters light-green.
      Probably caused by my coding, but I havn't found where yet... It also has tabs, for those who perfer that.

        Originally posted by jot-87
        I use Quanta Plus (Quanta Plus Web Development Environment)
        on my Linux Mandrake OS. Syntax hilighting is very good,
        but sometimes it goes nuts and decides to
        turna few random characters light-green.
        Probably caused by my coding, but I havn't found where yet... It also has tabs, for those who perfer that.

        I don't think that's your coding...I think it's a software bug. It happens to me too, but if I close Quanta and reload it, it appears correctly. Usually I just ignore it and keep typing. 😃

          Hmm, I get a similar thing sometimes with VIM. It higlights the text as though it were all in quotes (looks like it's a string). If I page up and page down again it's all OK.
          Cheers
          Bubble

            3 months later

            I didn't have enough time or energy to read through the entire thread so this program may have been brought up before. Well, here goes:

            I'm using Crimson Editor. It's a wonderful program that's simple but still includes the most nessecary parts such as syntax highlighting, search & replace (with regexp support). Well, download it and give it a try! =)

            -- lilleman

              Hello,

              I thought some of you might be interested to know that jEdit also allows you to develop PHP based application. I found it while searching for a Notetab, a notepad like text editor, replacement. It has some really cool features such as plugins, multiple languages support (PHP, Java, HTML...), Java look and feel (Metal, Windows...), tabs (install the BufferTabs plugin), syntax highlighting...

              Some of jEdit's features include:

              * [b]Written in Java[/b], so it runs on MacOS X, OS/2, Unix, VMS and Windows.
* [b]Built-in macro language[/b]; [b]extensible plugin architecture[/b]. Dozens of macros and plugins available.
* Plugins can be downloaded and installed from within jEdit using the "[b]plugin manager[/b]" feature.
* Auto indent, and [b]syntax highlighting[/b] for more than 80 languages.
* Supports a large number of character encodings including UTF8 and Unicode.
* Folding for selectively hiding regions of text.
* Word wrap.
* Highly configurable and [b]customizable[/b].
* Every other feature, both basic and advanced, you would expect to find in a text editor. See the [url=http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=features]Features[/url] page for a full list.[/quote]

              You should really try their amazing plugin manager, it reminds me of the HTML-Kit one but far more well designed and powerful. The built-in macro languages allow you to extend jEdit like embedding a debugger (see the Java debugger plugin) for example. So in some way it can even be compared to the Eclipse IDE.

              Just as a reminder I use the following softwares to design and develop PHP based applications : PHPEdit (powerful programming editor, embedded debugger), HTML-Kit (powerful and extendable HTML/CSS/PHP editor), phpMyAdmin (Web based MYSQL databases administration tool), Mozilla/Firefox (Amazing web browser, JavaScript debugger, CSS editor, Web Developer extension...).

              JM

                One of the few things I don't like about jedit (and I have this to say about all java software is that it's too damn memory addictive - as if XP wasn't enough.

                The fact is that by definition, Java is going to be this way. I mean, the VM is in effect another OS eating up your resources.

                Once they tighten the VM so that it is more efficient, then I will think about using it.

                  11 days later

                  slightly off subject but is there a php native function that will highlight syntax? I want to display a page's source code internally and this would be a help along with the <pre></pre> call in HTML.

                  Thanks,
                  Sam

                    PHP is a server-side scripting language. Therefore, there are no pre-packaged functions for highlighting text. However, you could easily write one yourself using regular expressions and some <span> tags...

                      dannys?? Haven't seen you around for ages!! Way back in June of last year in fact

                        3 months later

                        UltraEdit is the only one for me, and I even sent Ian the $35 license fee for it it's so good (plenty of hacks out there).

                          I advised before to use PHPEdit however since, besides the fact PHPEdit is no longer Freeware, I found a MUCH better product. It is amazing as a text editor and it is simply GREAT for PHP. Best of all, it is free and actively developed by a very nice and responsive person.

                          Here you go: PSPad

                          Here's a quote from the PSPad homepage:

                          work with plain text - it has a wealth of formatting functions, including a spell checker
                           create web pages - as web authoring editor PSPad contains many unique tools to save you time
                          * use a good IDE for you compiler - catch and parse compiler output, integrate external help files, compare versions, and much more.....

                          There is no complex install process, the program is ready to work immediately, without requiring customization. PSPad supports many file types and languages, with syntax highlighting. There are macros, clip files and templates to automate repetitive activities. An integrated HEX Editor, Project support, FTP Client, Macro Recorder, File Search/Replace, Code Explorer, code page conversion, are just some of the many possibilities that PSPad can offer you.

                            I've seen PSPad before, but never really took a close look, until just now when I decided to check out its hex editor.

                            I was greeted with a very familiar piece of license text - and realised it was the zlib/libpng license, though not stated as such. It is licensed under an open source license!
                            heh, I may contemplate changing loyalties from my closed source freeware editor, win32pad, after so long.
                            But win32pad is really tiny and lightweight, which can be a Good Thing at times.
                            This editor is much more feature-filled, and is also much larger and complex.

                              Originally posted by Roger Ramjet
                              UltraEdit is the only one for me, and I even sent Ian the $35 license fee for it it's so good (plenty of hacks out there).

                              So did I. In fact, he lives right here in Cincinnati, although I have yet to stalk-- er, meet him.

                                [edit]FOR VIM - sorry, forgot to mention that the first time :queasy: [/edit]

                                If anyone's interested you can find a PHP5 syntax highlighting script here
                                Install it by copying it to the $VIMRUNTIME/syntax directory.

                                HTH
                                Bubble

                                  I used to just use the Source page on Adobe GoLive (CS), but lately I've been using Editplus for PHP. The color-coding for PHP is great, and its pretty simple too (easy on my little mind!).

                                    I use PHPCoder, DreamWeaverMX2004 and Finally Zend Studio 3.5 Since 3.0 Beta Version.

                                    But Like Dreamweaver MX 2004 Most.

                                      I use GoLive 6 for Mac OS X.

                                      What I like about GL aside from the fact that I am a newb to hard-core codin' and the fact that I own it (and paid a few $$$, I must say) and aside from the fact that I am a graphic designer - 10 yrs.+, converting to programming, therefore more visual oriented, etc, -- GL provides sophisticated "site management".

                                      So, some debate a few posts ago about professionals using editors, etc, I don't think anyone can say yay or nay about anothers approach. period. But if one is interested in a more complete "package"-to-client (including visual theme and crossing the ts and dottin the is), I think that a program like GL is going to support that framework.

                                      PS: I was evaluating Zend Studio and I like the fact that you can have the same file open in GL and Studio and changes made in GL automatically are updated in studio -- right into the line itself! And I like how my own classes methods functions are auto-helped-to-completion on the fly. But I agree, it is a tad memory intensive -- probably need a 1GHz processor to work really nice.