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Thanks Bob, I never would have thought of that.

I use TextPad for coding, but even more for many other tasks.
Same here. Many writers now use text editors to write novels because they eliminate the distraction of formatting and styles, allowing them to focus solely on getting the content down in black and white. Once the content is in plain ...

Just received a message from an admin that I'd be banned if I mentioned another text editor again in any post. Yet throughout the forum are recent comparisons to other text editors. Did anyone else receive the same private message or are forums not really "open" for discussion? I don't see how ...

I used to be TextPad's greatest cheerleader years ago, but without continued development, TextPad is now abandonware. Text editors are no longer simple derivations from Windows Notepad anymore. As a long-time registered TextPad user, I'd love to pay for an upgrade sometime this decade, and from the ...

Most likely not. Most of the top text editors are RARELY updated I've found. It's as if the developers don't really use their apps, and thus they fall into neglect. I know one developer who has started building a new text editor, but as we all know, it's a far more complicated task than it appears.

Thanks for the reply, Keith.

I'm just wondering if Helios has ceased all TextPad development, since it has been on version 4.x for many years now. I use UltraEdit for large files and for its speed since TextPad just can't handle bigger files without bogging down. But if TextPad is done, I'd like to know so I can leave it behind ...

Excellent website, by the way, Mike (www.buddhadust.org)

The biggest difference for me between the two text editors is that UltraEdit is both more customizable and (far) more powerful. In other words, UltraEdit can handle large files with great ease and speed. TextPad's interface is slightly more elegant, but its keyboard shortcuts are not not fully ...

Like Jesus, I love TextPad. Everything it has implemented, it has done well and in extremely efficient ways. In other words, as a user, I'm clicking once or twice rather than 3, 4, or 6 times for most features and functions. But if you want real power in a text/hex editor, check out UltraEdit ...

Hey man, you got to rise up to 4.7.2!

Thanks, this info was helpful. I've been using FileLocator Pro, which has been excellent so far.

Bliss Report : I just opened a 255Mb file in 22 seconds, and scrolled to the bottom of the file (3.14 million lines) in only 8 seconds in this latest version, made 5Mb of changes and saved the file. That's using wordwrap and a proportional font (Verdana 10pt) on an 2.4GHz, 2Gb RAM, WinXP machine ...

There's lots to love about TextPad as we know - the user interface itself is well-thought out and includes good design concepts. Whenever I'm in a new office (every 2-3 days), I download and show them TextPad and usually get an email a month later saying they love it.

Does anyone else pass out ...

TextPad 4.7b works great for plain text and most html editing. However, if you're doing programming, XML, or database work - esp. with larger files - I'd recommend UltraEdit instead. While I recommend TextPad to most people, for those who need a robust text/hex editor, I strongly recommend they move ...