I originally started off using plain old text edit but then I tried out text mate and it's much better. Now that my trial ran out I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions for a text editor.
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there's nothing better than good ol' VIM...
and it's included with macs 🙂
tho.. it has a steep learning curve
epochblue
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If you're looking for something with syntax highlighting, Smultron is a decent free options (although you'll want some replacement toolbar icons).
However, there is little to nothing that's free that also duplicates the TextMate functionality. I'd highly recommend buying TM, it's an app that's well worth the cost.
As has been mentioned by some others, TextWrangler isn't a bad option either (although, I personally don't care for it).
Oh, and vi FTW!
However, there is little to nothing that's free that also duplicates the TextMate functionality. I'd highly recommend buying TM, it's an app that's well worth the cost.
As has been mentioned by some others, TextWrangler isn't a bad option either (although, I personally don't care for it).
Oh, and vi FTW!
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janey
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i use textmate for ALL my plaintext editing needs 😱
I've got started on Coda for html/css stuff, not shabby at all.
