Newbie Help

Earthmother · 09-02-2003, 12:01 PM

Hello, i'm a complete newbie coder looking for an editor i can use on a Windows ME machine. I want to be able to FTP files to my mud, be able to line things up easily for uncluttered code, and be able to code off line.

I'm hoping there is one that's free and downloadable, but semi-expensive (30 to 50 US dollar) range and downloadable would be fine.

In fact, just some search engine "key word" suggestions would be quite helpful, i can do the legwork myself, if i knew what to ask for.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

--Earthmother

Brody · 09-02-2003, 12:23 PM

Your own post contains the keywords you can try on Google.com:

Windows MUD offline editor

Hephos · 09-02-2003, 01:38 PM

Nice editor, comes with cvs support too. Although i use it currently for Java programming i believe it can be used with c/c++ aswell.

Emil aka "Hephos"

09-02-2003, 06:24 PM

Windows ME, heh.

ScourgeX · 09-02-2003, 07:29 PM

I use "programmer's file editor" simply because it was the first free program I found that let me save files into *NIX format, although if you are willing to pay money I'm sure there is much better.

Pris · 09-02-2003, 08:25 PM

Textpad from is all you need. Everything else is just unecessarily confusing.

Unless, of course, you like unecessarily confusing.

Pris

Earthmother · 09-04-2003, 02:00 AM

All helpful suggestions! Thanks for the input, much obliged.

welcor · 09-04-2003, 06:24 PM

I use Ultraedit (, I believe). It has syntax highlighting (for C, java, html etc.), save to/load from ftp, multiple files open at once, format conversion (*nix <-> DOS <-> Mac), built in hex editor, macros and all the other stuff you may need.

Welcor of TBA.

Xerihae · 09-11-2003, 10:54 AM

Me too. Simple, easy to use. For FTP access I use SmartFTP. Do a search on that and you'll find it easy enough, free to use for non-commerical users (i.e you and me)

Terloch · 09-11-2003, 01:21 PM

I use Textpad for editing (and love it, I even bought it), and WS_FTP LE for FTP. You can get WS_FTP from download.com or tucows.com or any other big downloading site. Textpad you get from there's a free download of it, you can keep using it, but will get an occasional pop-up asking you to reigster or keep evaluating...

Jenred · 09-11-2003, 01:45 PM

I use CrimsonEdit... it handles a number of file types, like ASP, BASIC, C, C++, HTML, PERL, SQL, JAVA, JSP. and on.

It's fairly intuitive to learn, and colored nice to show important tags and what not.

Also free, not free like trial, but free like you download it and never have to be reminded about registration, premium crap, etc.

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09-02-2003, 12:01 PM	#1
Earthmother Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Home MUD: GateWay MUD Posts: 68	Hello, i'm a complete newbie coder looking for an editor i can use on a Windows ME machine. I want to be able to FTP files to my mud, be able to line things up easily for uncluttered code, and be able to code off line. I'm hoping there is one that's free and downloadable, but semi-expensive (30 to 50 US dollar) range and downloadable would be fine. In fact, just some search engine "key word" suggestions would be quite helpful, i can do the legwork myself, if i knew what to ask for. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. --Earthmother

09-02-2003, 12:23 PM	#2
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	Your own post contains the keywords you can try on Google.com: Windows MUD offline editor

09-02-2003, 01:38 PM	#3
Hephos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sweden Home MUD: www.sharune.com Posts: 359	Nice editor, comes with cvs support too. Although i use it currently for Java programming i believe it can be used with c/c++ aswell. Emil aka "Hephos"

09-02-2003, 07:29 PM	#5
ScourgeX Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Midwest Home MUD: Scourge of Time Posts: 89	I use "programmer's file editor" simply because it was the first free program I found that let me save files into *NIX format, although if you are willing to pay money I'm sure there is much better.

09-02-2003, 08:25 PM	#6
Pris New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 25	Textpad from is all you need. Everything else is just unecessarily confusing. Unless, of course, you like unecessarily confusing. Pris

09-04-2003, 02:00 AM	#7
Earthmother Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Home MUD: GateWay MUD Posts: 68	All helpful suggestions! Thanks for the input, much obliged.

09-04-2003, 06:24 PM	#8
welcor Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aarhus, Denmark, Europe Posts: 59	I use Ultraedit (, I believe). It has syntax highlighting (for C, java, html etc.), save to/load from ftp, multiple files open at once, format conversion (*nix <-> DOS <-> Mac), built in hex editor, macros and all the other stuff you may need. Welcor of TBA.

09-11-2003, 10:54 AM	#9
Xerihae Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Name: Chris Location: Wolverhampton, UK Posts: 358	Me too. Simple, easy to use. For FTP access I use SmartFTP. Do a search on that and you'll find it easy enough, free to use for non-commerical users (i.e you and me)

09-11-2003, 01:21 PM	#10
Terloch Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 152	I use Textpad for editing (and love it, I even bought it), and WS_FTP LE for FTP. You can get WS_FTP from download.com or tucows.com or any other big downloading site. Textpad you get from there's a free download of it, you can keep using it, but will get an occasional pop-up asking you to reigster or keep evaluating...

09-11-2003, 01:45 PM	#11
Jenred Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 55	I use CrimsonEdit... it handles a number of file types, like ASP, BASIC, C, C++, HTML, PERL, SQL, JAVA, JSP. and on. It's fairly intuitive to learn, and colored nice to show important tags and what not. Also free, not free like trial, but free like you download it and never have to be reminded about registration, premium crap, etc.

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