[NCSA-discuss] editors in windows, Mac

[Glenn Hennessee]

I use a program called EditPad Lite from 
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
It's free for non-commercial use. It supports unlimited file size and 
multiple files open at the same time, which notepad does not.
glenn

A. Michael Salim wrote:
> I concur with Simon, vi and emacs should be taught on their own, they are
> not for beginners.  I would stick with notepad on Windows, it comes
> bundled with windows and even my 8 year old daughter handles it with
> intuitive ease.  I am pretty sure she is not ready for Python yet :-)
>
> best regards
> Mike
>
>
>   
>> Scott Stonefield wrote:
>>     
>>> Joe,
>>> 	I use SubEthaEdit but share ware not sure you want
>>> to pay for something.  There is vim ( vi improved) and emacs :)
>>> and what's wrong with them?
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> The problem (in my experience) is that you can either teach python or
>> you can teach vi. Trying to teach both at the same time is probably
>> impractical, unless you have an unusually gifted and technologically
>> clueful group of high school kids.
>>
>> Having said that, when I use a Mac or Windows, I use the same editor I
>> use on Linux/BSD/Solaris: vi (whatever variant is installed, though I
>> will agree that vim is particularly nice)
>>
>> --
>> Simon Karpen                                      simon at karpens.org
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>> opulence is when you have three -- and paradise is when you have none
>>                                    -- Doug Larson
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