You might want to try out something from Bare Bones Software such as TextWrangler or the more powerful BBEdit. I personally use TextMate which I like very much. There are also ways of configuring and extending XCode to function as a PHP editor and I think it already has some basic PHP coloring already built in. If you're interested in more of a full IDE including debugging tools and more you should look into the cross-platform Zend Studio. You could, of course, always just use textedit
Are there any specific requirements you place on your editor?
Why the heck do you force a Terminal-based editor on yourself, and suggest it to this new user?
I use Dreamweaver for HTML and hand-code most of my PHP in Dreamweaver's code view for the coloring. If you want to be a wee bit more hardcore, I've heard good things about BBedit.
hmm, i didn't realise you had to pay for both BBedit and TextMate
So ... which one do you recommend me spending my hard earned cash on?
$99 (£57) for BBedit or ?39 (£27) for TextMate, are either really worth their price tags?
I'd go with TextMate as the additional features BBedit offers don't seem that useful to you based on what you're doing with the software, so save some money! Of course one can indefinitely use TextMate's 30 day free trial by simply deleting the preferences file, but uhhh... that would be unscrupulous so you better not do it!
I'd go with TextMate as the additional features BBedit offers don't seem that useful to you based on what you're doing with the software, so save some money! Of course one can indefinitely use TextMate's 30 day free trial by simply deleting the preferences file, but uhhh... that would be unscrupulous so you better not do it!
yeah, good point.
do you know if BBedit or TextMate is able to compile and run java programs?
i'll probably download the TextMate 30 day trial and see how i get on with it.
Coteditor - a japanese editor that rocks. It has PHP and HTML syntax coloring, among others. Just be sure to open the preferences and set the default format to UTF-8 instead of Japanese.
Smultron - a northern European editor that's good as well. And they got rid of the brushed metal interface! PHP and HTML syntax highlighting as well. And a convenient menu on the *edit*:left for switching between multiple open documents (think tabbed browsing for text editors).
I might download some of these other apps and compare them to my beloved BBEdit. They may be OK for some things but I doubt I'd want to use them full time.
I might download some of these other apps and compare them to my beloved BBEdit. They may be OK for some things but I doubt I'd want to use them full time.
yeah ... Smultron isn't as good as I first thought, I might get TextMate, I'll see.
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Are there any specific requirements you place on your editor?
Otherwise, the 800 lb (and dollar) gorilla of this market is BBedit.
--B
TextEdit is hopeless for HTML editing, apart from anything else it looses all my tabbing.
I'll try out BBEdit, TextWrangler or TextMate
Thanks.
Originally posted by Gon
vim or emacs maybe?
Are there any specific requirements you place on your editor?
Why the heck do you force a Terminal-based editor on yourself, and suggest it to this new user?
I use Dreamweaver for HTML and hand-code most of my PHP in Dreamweaver's code view for the coloring. If you want to be a wee bit more hardcore, I've heard good things about BBedit.
Originally posted by Placebo
Why the heck do you force a Terminal-based editor on yourself, and suggest it to this new user?
because it gives those people a sense of geek superiority.
Originally posted by Gon
vim or emacs maybe?
Are there any specific requirements you place on your editor?
I wouldn't curse anyone with vi unless they really really knew what they were getting in to.
So ... which one do you recommend me spending my hard earned cash on?
$99 (£57) for BBedit or ?39 (£27) for TextMate, are either really worth their price tags?
Originally posted by smclintock
hmm, i didn't realise you had to pay for both BBedit and TextMate
So ... which one do you recommend me spending my hard earned cash on?
$99 (£57) for BBedit or ?39 (£27) for TextMate, are either really worth their price tags?
I'd go with TextMate as the additional features BBedit offers don't seem that useful to you based on what you're doing with the software, so save some money! Of course one can indefinitely use TextMate's 30 day free trial by simply deleting the preferences file, but uhhh... that would be unscrupulous so you better not do it!
Originally posted by akheron01
I'd go with TextMate as the additional features BBedit offers don't seem that useful to you based on what you're doing with the software, so save some money! Of course one can indefinitely use TextMate's 30 day free trial by simply deleting the preferences file, but uhhh... that would be unscrupulous so you better not do it!
yeah, good point.
do you know if BBedit or TextMate is able to compile and run java programs?
i'll probably download the TextMate 30 day trial and see how i get on with it.
Coteditor - a japanese editor that rocks. It has PHP and HTML syntax coloring, among others. Just be sure to open the preferences and set the default format to UTF-8 instead of Japanese.
Smultron - a northern European editor that's good as well. And they got rid of the brushed metal interface! PHP and HTML syntax highlighting as well. And a convenient menu on the *edit*:left for switching between multiple open documents (think tabbed browsing for text editors).
http://tacosw.com/main.php
Originally posted by Xool
I might download some of these other apps and compare them to my beloved BBEdit. They may be OK for some things but I doubt I'd want to use them full time.
yeah ... Smultron isn't as good as I first thought, I might get TextMate, I'll see.