php coder speechless
Submitted by on Monday, 5 July, 2004 - 17:36
Ok, where do I begin?
Every so often I go on my usual text editor hunt. I've used Textpad over the past 3 years or so vasilating from it to other editors. The list of which includes TextPad, Zend, UltraEdit, VIM and a slew of others. I have only a few requirments that I've been seeking but have been unable to find: sftp or ftp over ssh, cvs integration, syntax highligting (php) which is configurable with font sizes etc...I never really though that these were outlandish requests at all - but I usuaully could not find them all in on editor that was tolerable or affordable based on my meager income
Enter jEdit. Man - cool. I skipped over it once when someone mentioned it because at first glance it seemed like a java only editor. I haven't done any java for a long time and don't do any right now. However, someone mentioned it again and then what caught my eye was 80 different kinds of syntax highlighting. Hmmmmm...interesting. Holy cow, this program is cool. And it doesn't even feel like java on my windows box. How did you do it?
So I installed the program and started looking for my simple set of requirements...good syntax...quick...where's the ftp/sftp, cvs? Oh, in the plugins section....ok, where do I download, how do I install...class path this, class path that...Nope. "Click here to install". Thats it?! I am in heaven.
The Plusses for me:
- The plugins. So Easy.
- Fast. Very Fast.
- This is kinda plugin related, but the integration of sftp and ftp into the file space...outstanding.
- The cvs integration is easy.
- Sytnax checking for PHP - an unexpected plus.
- Many more plugins I've yet to discover.
The Minuses - LOL:
- well, I'm looking still
- No class/method browser for PHP? Or have I just not found it yet.
My compliments on an outstanding application. It's got everything I need and I don't see a reason right now not to use it over anything else I've tried. Again -great app.
Every so often I go on my usual text editor hunt. I've used Textpad over the past 3 years or so vasilating from it to other editors. The list of which includes TextPad, Zend, UltraEdit, VIM and a slew of others. I have only a few requirments that I've been seeking but have been unable to find: sftp or ftp over ssh, cvs integration, syntax highligting (php) which is configurable with font sizes etc...I never really though that these were outlandish requests at all - but I usuaully could not find them all in on editor that was tolerable or affordable based on my meager income
Enter jEdit. Man - cool. I skipped over it once when someone mentioned it because at first glance it seemed like a java only editor. I haven't done any java for a long time and don't do any right now. However, someone mentioned it again and then what caught my eye was 80 different kinds of syntax highlighting. Hmmmmm...interesting. Holy cow, this program is cool. And it doesn't even feel like java on my windows box. How did you do it?
So I installed the program and started looking for my simple set of requirements...good syntax...quick...where's the ftp/sftp, cvs? Oh, in the plugins section....ok, where do I download, how do I install...class path this, class path that...Nope. "Click here to install". Thats it?! I am in heaven.
The Plusses for me:
- The plugins. So Easy.
- Fast. Very Fast.
- This is kinda plugin related, but the integration of sftp and ftp into the file space...outstanding.
- The cvs integration is easy.
- Sytnax checking for PHP - an unexpected plus.
- Many more plugins I've yet to discover.
The Minuses - LOL:
- well, I'm looking still
- No class/method browser for PHP? Or have I just not found it yet.
My compliments on an outstanding application. It's got everything I need and I don't see a reason right now not to use it over anything else I've tried. Again -great app.
