Have a look at Notepad++, its free and a great tool. S=E9rgio Sena On 29 April 2012 01:47, Dwayne Reid wrote: > Good day to all. > > I'm looking for a replacement for Notepad text editor in > Windows. =A0The replacement editor MUST be aware if the file that is > currently open was changed by a different application and prompt to > reload if that should occur. > > I currently have licenses for UltraEdit and TSE but would prefer find > a much simpler editor to replace Notepad. =A0All of my old editors > (running under DOS / Windows98 are NOT aware if the currently-open > file was modified by an outside application. > > I'd prefer to find an editor that will run on all Windows platform > from Win98se on up to Win7 if possible. =A0Free is nice but I'm > prepared to pay a shareware fee provided I can install the program on > all of my (several) computers. > > I'm guessing that most of us here on the PIClist have a favorite > editor and I'm hoping to tap the accumulated opinions. > > Reason for the change: I'm in the habit of leaving text files open in > my editors (Qedit, UltraEdit, Notepad) and either changing an open > file in MPLAB or on a different computer via Dropbox. =A0This hasn't > yet caused any data loss, because I'm careful. =A0But I'd rather be > covered by using an editor that is aware if the file was changed > externally, then prompts for me to reload the file. > > Bonus points if the editor reloads the changed file with the cursor > on the same (or approximately same) line that it was on before the > file was reloaded. > > Any suggestions? > > Many thanks! > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid =A0 > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd =A0 =A0Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199=A0voice =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(780) 487-6397 fax > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 A. S=E9rgio Sena www.antoniosergiosena.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .