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From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Michael Rigby-Jones
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 2:12 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [PIC:] Code editors - need input


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wouter van Ooijen [mailto:wouter@VOTI.NL]
>Sent: 11 December 2003 07:30
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [PIC:] Code editors - need input
>
>
>> My appeal to the group is:  can you help me by letting me know the
>> features/functionality a professional (or serious hobbyist)
>is looking
>> for in a code editor/project manager for PIC programming
>> specifically?
>
>I might be a exception, but I want to use the same editor for
>Jal, assembler, C, C++, Python, HTML, and even flat text. So
>waht I want is a general-purpose editor (I like UltraEdit)
>with maybe some special language-related features (coloring)
>and shell-out (compile & jump to first error). Maybe try to
>get the sources of PFE and work from that?
>
>Wouter van Ooijen
>

I also use Ultaedit for all text editing (and sometimes hex editing).  I'd
say the features I appreciate most are:

1) Robust syntax colouring - MPLAB 6 still gets confused when removing
comments in C
2) Find in Files - the editor will search all files within a project, or all
open files and display the results in a separate window.  Double clicking
each line found will take you to the relevant module and line.
3) Replace in Files
4) Function list. Each open file can have a separate window showing all the
functions within the file.  Double clicking will take you directly to the
function.
5) Comprehensive tool integration options.
6) Column mode -  you can cut and paste arbitrary rectangular blocks of
text.

In terms of productivity improvements, Ultraedit is the best $35 I've ever
spent.

Regards

Mike




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