A nice thread ... thanks all.

Nobody mentioned jedit.org, so I will.  :)  Written in Java, which means=20
it takes a few seconds longer than native apps to open, but OTOH it runs=20
in OSX and Linux as well as Windows.

Free, open source, etc.  Like it a lot, have used for 5+ years.  Worth=20
spending some time checking out if it sounds interesting.

I tend to use it in parallel with whatever IDE(s) are running, i.e. IAR,=20
MPLAB, VC++, TI CCS.  There are no problems with overwritten file=20
changes, everything is smart enough to notice files it has open have=20
changed externally.  So I hop between windows and edit in whatever way=20
is convenient at the moment.

J


Dwayne Reid wrote:
> Good day to all.
>
> I'm looking for a replacement for Notepad text editor in
> Windows.  The 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.  All 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.  Free 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.  This hasn't
> yet caused any data loss, because I'm careful.  But 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
>
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