Best text editor/scripting tool

[mt_100]

Time to re-evaluate the tools I use since the versions are a little old and one of them is my trusty text editor and scripting writer.

I use UltraEdit32 for this and it works well but I heard there may be better tools out there. I have heard of PrimalScript Professional but the $280 price tag seems high. It's $24.95 to upgrade my UltraEdit to version 14. Although there is a huge feature difference. Don't take this as a comparison of the two, I know they aren't equals, only the two I have looked at so far.

What other tools are out there and what do you use and why?

 

[eloj]

I mostly use vim. It's gratis.

 

[acidic]

http://xkcd.com/378/

 

[ring.of.steel]

notepad ++ for php and html

 

[BillLeeLee]

Notepad2, Notepad++, SciTE, Eclipse (actually an IDE), vim are the ones I use pretty much every day.

 

[biggs2003]

SciTE. Works well and is Free.

 

[jimmyb]

I also use vim.

 

[AMDbuilder]

Notepad++

 

[Fryguy8]

highly customized vim setup here

 

[Arainach]

Another vote for vim.

 

[Fark_Maniac]

phpDesigner

 

[tim_m]

gvim

 

[svet-am]

I use SourceEdit. It's free and has a really versatile syntax highlighter. Plus, it comes with a hex editor and a programmer-friendly FTP tool.

 

[mt_100]

Well my boss gave me his credit card and said to buy PrimalScript Professional and upgrade UltraEdit for the things I use it for. Can't turn down spending other people's monry.

 

[fluxion]

vim, gvim or otherwise. cross-platform, reasonable and configurable syntax-highlighting for a variety of languages, and the ability to edit large text files efficiently with ever having to reach for the mouse is absolutely priceless. your hands will thank you.

 

[booyaa]

I like programmers notepad

 

[Cobalt2112]

How about PSPAD ?

 

[PTNL]

How about PSPAD ?

+1 for PSPad

 

[howie_23]

I use jEdit. Java based, syntax highlighting. Very good, very customizable.

www.jedit.org

 

[mrrooster]

editplus here.

 

[sheesh721]

Vim and Notepad++

 

[Gott]

Programmer's Notepad.

 

[devman]

For quick edits I use JEdit and/or Notepad++ whatever happens to be handy at the time, I do most of my actual coding in Eclipse though.

 

[MadJuggla9]

I use notepad++ bc of the versatility and ease. phpDesigner looks amazing for php in specific. Just finished installing it and its nice with the dynamic environment, but a bit bulkier than I like.