Folks here on the forum have been very helpful this past month with
helping me work through nitty-gritty Ruby issues in relation to syntax
highlighting etc. for our ED for Windows IDE. I finally released ED
V4.30 last week, which I feel delivers more accurate and comprehensive
support for Ruby than other editors, at least those I looked at.
ED4W is a full featured Programmer’s Editor/IDE with support for 30+
languages. It includes all of the editing capabilities you would expect
plus a built-in Source Database Engine that tracks every class, method,
module, struct etc. in real time enabling you to instantly jump to any
function etc. and making navigation of large complex code bases much
easier.
Now that I work on a Mac, I’m not really in the market anymore, but if
I might offer a suggestion?
I want an editor with good syntax highlighting, color themes, and
snippet support, in that order. I don’t see alternative color themes
mentioned anywhere on your website. It’s just anecdotal, but I haven’t
seen anyone use textmate with any of the “dark on light” themes, so
I’ve always found it puzzling that most Windows editors make you jump
through hoops, picking each and every individual color to get a decent
“light on dark” environment.
There are several editors on Windows that have decent syntax-
highlighting, but not a single one (that I found) that makes getting a
decent light-on-dark color theme going anywhere near as painless as
TextMate. So for me, that was the number 1 selling point. Maybe some
people consider that stupid, or just don’t mind configuring the colors
individually, but from my perspective it seems a woefully
underserviced area in Windows editors, and someone is bound to make a
killing in the market someday if they get that right. You just can’t
differentiate on technical wins, you have to make the interface
something people don’t mind staring at for 8+ hours a day.
Thanks for the reply. ED has user defined color schemes along with a
wide range of syntax elements whose colors you can control. It comes
with a selection of color schemes and these can be cloned to create your
own. Of course it also meets and far exceeds your other requirements.
I completely agree with your comment “you have to make the interface
something people don’t mind staring at for 8+ hours a day.” But you also
need the functionality to go with it that makes coding quicker and
easier.
Now that I work on a Mac, I’m not really in the market anymore, but if
I might offer a suggestion?
I want an editor with good syntax highlighting, color themes, and
snippet support, in that order. I don’t see alternative color themes
mentioned anywhere on your website. It’s just anecdotal, but I haven’t
seen anyone use textmate with any of the “dark on light” themes, so
I’ve always found it puzzling that most Windows editors make you jump
through hoops, picking each and every individual color to get a decent
“light on dark” environment.
There are several editors on Windows that have decent syntax-
highlighting, but not a single one (that I found) that makes getting a
decent light-on-dark color theme going anywhere near as painless as
TextMate. So for me, that was the number 1 selling point. Maybe some
people consider that stupid, or just don’t mind configuring the colors
individually, but from my perspective it seems a woefully
underserviced area in Windows editors, and someone is bound to make a
killing in the market someday if they get that right. You just can’t
differentiate on technical wins, you have to make the interface
something people don’t mind staring at for 8+ hours a day.
Yes … and it should be free, 100 percent compatible with Visual Studio
and all the other Microsoft development tools, and not infringe on
anyone’s intellectual property.
something people don’t mind staring at for 8+ hours a day." But you also
Now that I work on a Mac, I’m not really in the market anymore, but if
There are several editors on Windows that have decent syntax-
highlighting, but not a single one (that I found) that makes getting a
decent light-on-dark color theme going anywhere near as painless as
TextMate. So for me, that was the number 1 selling point. Maybe some
people consider that stupid, or just don’t mind configuring the colors
individually, but from my perspective it seems a woefully
underserviced area in Windows editors, and someone is bound to make a
killing in the market someday if they get that right. You just can’t
differentiate on technical wins, you have to make the interface
something people don’t mind staring at for 8+ hours a day.
Yes … and it should be free, 100 percent compatible with Visual Studio
and all the other Microsoft development tools, and not infringe on
anyone’s intellectual property.
need the functionality to go with it that makes coding quicker and
I might offer a suggestion?
highlighting, but not a single one (that I found) that makes getting a
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Definitely looks like you’ve done it right! I almost feel bad about
not using Windows now…almost.
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