Reviewer, 2009-06-23 07:10:00
EditPlus is an excellent tool which serves as a text editor, programs editor, and HTML editor, all integrated in one single package. The program functions as a fantastic notepad utility that also comprises of exceptional features beneficial to web developers and programmers. You can efficiently work with simple text to create new files and complex codes to generate program file or web pages. It supports code editor features such syntax highlighting for CSS, ASP, HTML, PHP, Perl and VBScript. Along with this, it also supports HTML page preview using seamless Web browser, and uploading local files over FTP server using FTP commands. Some of the other features include ruler, user tools, HTML toolbar, line number, auto-completion, URL highlighting, spell checker, cliptext, search and replace, customizable keyboard shortcuts, column selection, multiple undo/redo, and even more.
The GU of EditPlus 3.11 application is simple with ‘Directory’ tab displaying file explorer placed on upper left column with lower left displaying files of the selected folder. The entire right side screen area is set for writing and editing the text or code script for web pages or programs. If you wish to view files with specific programming language or extension, then you can select a particular extension using bottom left tab, such as txt, html, htm, asp, and cpp along with xml, config, cs, or any other custom format. Further, next ‘Cliptext’ tab helps you in saving time by providing different characters and codes strings for adding in your file. The characters and code snippets appear as per your selection from ANSI characters, Control characters, HTML, Style Sheet, and XHTML. In addition, it offers a vast range of supportive features such as spell-check, new html page, multiple file tabs, find in files, screen font, word wrap, auto indent, line number, FTP upload, lock files, character count, allow virtual space, different html functions, trim trailing spaces, full screen, view in browser, matching brace, code folding, and several configuration features.
With the EditPlus software you can comfortably create or edit your text or programming and scripting language files efficiently. The program deserves the rating at 4.5 rating points, for its comprehensive feature-range aiding you in carrying out several functions followed by deriving excellent output.
