ASP editors

[Dr_Michael]

M$ Visual Interdev.
Any other better?

[mendhak]

Nope.

[Danial]

M$ Visual Interdev.
Any other better?

Depends what you really looking for. I usually find TextEditor much better then an IDE such as Interdev. Though the Intellisense feature is very useful apart from that my TextPad is good enough for me. I have heard a lot of people using DreamWeaver UltraDev and its Latest version. I am really against using editor which generates asp code. In the long run it becomes very hard to manage/debug and modify autogenerated code.

Anyhow if you like that sort of thing DreamWeaver is probably worth looking at.

[jpiller]

Dr. Mike,

Dreamweaver can very useful. I use Dreamweaver MX 2004 all the time, and if you want something that will give you the intellisense with not just ASP, but HTML and a bunch of other stuff as well, that's the way to go. I use it pretty much as a text editor on steroids, in that I don't let Dreamweaver generate any of my code. Some say that defeats the purpose of using it, but I think the intellisense is worth it.

Jim P.

[Disiance]

I always use Notepad for all my web stuff. I used to use MS FrontPage, then I moved to DreamWeaver, but everytime I go back to Notepad because it gives me the ultimate flexibility. I can do whatever I want however I want without some program messing it up.

[aidan]

I like HAPedit (Free utility), because I can hand edit code just like Notepad, but it also shows the line numbers (good for debugging), and highlights the code with different colours to show HTML tags etc.

[Disiance]

I like HAPedit (Free utility), because I can hand edit code just like Notepad, but it also shows the line numbers (good for debugging), and highlights the code with different colours to show HTML tags etc.

That one sounds cool, I'll have to check it out.

[Dr_Michael]

Depends what you really looking for. I usually find TextEditor much better then an IDE such as Interdev. Though the Intellisense feature is very useful apart from that my TextPad is good enough for me. I have heard a lot of people using DreamWeaver UltraDev and its Latest version. I am really against using editor which generates asp code. In the long run it becomes very hard to manage/debug and modify autogenerated code.

Anyhow if you like that sort of thing DreamWeaver is probably worth looking at.

I dont need to generate ASP code. Actually I need a form designer for my asp pages. Mostly for generating the HTML code and not the ASP. Maybe DreamWeaver is a "should try". Btw, is it shareware or freeware?

[vbNeo]

I dont need to generate ASP code. Actually I need a form designer for my asp pages. Mostly for generating the HTML code and not the ASP. Maybe DreamWeaver is a "should try". Btw, is it shareware or freeware?

I'd try out Context if I were you, it's free and vera versatile, it supports syntax coloring for at lot of languages as it is, but you can download news ones from the website(or make your own). I've made it my default editor for web development, be it HTML, Javascript, ASP, JSP or even CSS.

[Danial]

I dont need to generate ASP code. Actually I need a form designer for my asp pages. Mostly for generating the HTML code and not the ASP. Maybe DreamWeaver is a "should try". Btw, is it shareware or freeware?

In that case DreamWeaver is worth looking at. I used to use Dreamweaver for designing HTML Page and layout but now I use FrontPage as it has instat preview. DreamWeaver is not a Freeware, you will have to purchase it. You can download the trial version of DreamWeaver from Macromedia Web site.

I'd try out Context if I were you, it's free and vera versatile, it supports syntax coloring for at lot of languages as it is, but you can download news ones from the website(or make your own). I've made it my default editor for web development, be it HTML, Javascript, ASP, JSP or even CSS.

I use TextPad which works pretty similar to what you mentioned. It has Tabbed/MIDI interface which I really find useful. One feature I would really love was if these Text Editors were to support Intellisense.

Anyone know of any such Text Editor?

May be I should start writing one

[Disiance]

May be I should start writing one

Was just thinking the same thing

[Danial]

Was just thinking the same thing

I remember there is one TextEditor written by a current or former VBF member, may be we could ask him to implement the features or whether he would allow release the source code so we can extend it.

Let me see if i can find the Program Name.

[Disiance]

Wouldn't be to hard to write a new text editor. Did this program have special features in it?

[Danial]

Wouldn't be to hard to write a new text editor. Did this program have special features in it?

We are going way off topic so I created a new thread here instead..

[Disiance]

We are going way off topic so I created a new thread here instead..

err, looks like same thread to me.

[Danial]

err, looks like same thread to me.

Sorry, i somehow edited the URL to the new thread out.


Here it is
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=321193

[Kasracer]

Try Notepad++

Best syntax editor I have ever used. Syntax highlighting for over 15 languages, auto indentation, line numbering. The only thing it lacks is intellisense.

[CandyCanuck]

Personally, I would recomment EditPad. The Lite version is free, but there is also a boosted up paid version available. They are available at http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html

The bonus features that I like on here are that it will highlight your code in whichever language you tell it you are using. It has a direct link to a browser window. It allows you to open multiple files in a tabbed window. It shows you on those tabs whether the files are currently saved. It allows you to save them individually or all at once. It also lets you restore your work to the last save quickly. It tracks your last files used. And much more.

[Dr_Michael]

From all those you mentioned, I find M$ InterDev better...

[coffetime]

TextPad is my favorite, plus any script document to remind me the hard-remembered syntexs...

[VeeKay]

Hi Guys,

I personally prefer EditPlus (http://www.EditPlus.com) .

Though it is certainly not free, thix Text Editor has one of
the nicest interfaces that you can find. Its Syntax Highlighting
is even better than Visual Interdev's, and will especially find favor with
HTML/JavaScript/VBScript, CSS, ASP & Java programmers. Its Search & Replace and Keyboard-Macros are a real godsend ! The only thing it lacks
is IntelliSense, which can be a real help.

* Syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript. Also, it can be extended for other programming languages based on custom syntax files.
* Seamless Web browser for previewing HTML pages, and FTP commands for uploading local files to FTP server.
* Other features include HTML toolbar, user tools, line number, ruler, URL highlighting, auto-completion, cliptext, column selection, powerful search and replace, multiple undo/redo, spell checker, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more.

For GUI-based web page designing, nothing beats Dreamweaver MX 2004.

If you people are intending to write your own Text Editor, then please try
for the look & feel of EditPlus and the IntelliSense of Dreamweaver.

[Ecniv]

Hotdog... one of its version 7 I think is ok for debugging.. HAs the other features and I believe they have a trial version to try it out.