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From TNPC issue #3.16... Software Bargains by Dan Butler August 3, 2000 As a Webmaster the majority of my time is spent configuring servers, editing web pages, and writing programs. So I spend a lot of time in various text editors. Here is a quick run through of the main programs I use to make my life easier. Remember, I'm not saying these are the only text editors out there or even necessarily the best. Just what I've found over the years that actually save me time on a daily basis in real world situations. While I appreciate further suggestions I'm really not looking for new products right now and don't really have time to test any more at present. First up is the Programmer's File Editor (PFE). PFE has easy to use, easy to create macros for quick text editing. It also has a booklet print option that lets you print condensed text 2 up on a page. It lays them out and numbers them so you can fold a number of pages in half and have a booklet. Just the thing for compact printouts of documentation. The best part is the price: free. Download PFE from: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/316/tr.cgi?text1 Next is NoteTab. Al Gordon wrote a detailed review of this editor in TNPC #3.06. The Clipbook feature saves me hours of time while putting together TNPC. NoteTab Pro is $19.95. Read Al Gordon's review here: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/articles/v03/06/0306-05.html Download the NoteTab pro trial or the freeware version here: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/316/tr.cgi?text2 Finally my favorite and most used editor is Vim, which stands for "Vi IMproved." Vim color codes my files and lets me quickly get down to the business of editing. It also runs on every platform I use--Windows, FreeBSD, and Solaris as well as just about every other platform you would care to run it on. My customizations carry across platforms as well. If you have never used Vim and aren't comfortable/familiar with "regular expressions" you probably won't like Vim. There is also very good user to user support. I use Vim for editing HTML pages, programming in Perl, and general maintenance of text files. Vim is free. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/316/tr.cgi?text3 There you go. These three text editors get quite the workout each day. If you need to edit some text, give them a try. You can reach Dan Butler at: mailto:danbutler@TheNakedPC.com Copyright © 2000, PRIME Consulting Group, Inc. and Dan Butler. All Rights Reserved. The Naked PC is a trademark of PRIME Consulting Group, Inc. ISSN: 1522-4422 You may reprint an article from TNPC as long as you show the entire article and include the authors byline, excerpt and subscription information as shown: Software Bargains by Dan Butler (This article originally appeared in The Naked PC newsletter #3.16, subscribe at http://www.TheNakedPC.com)

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