bsag,

I’m curious as to what text editor you use when you program. I’m not a programmer, but need something for (X)HTML, CSS, PHP, ColdFusion, etc.

I’ve prowled through several (which I can list, but no surprises I’m sure), but wondered what your preference is.

(The latest to catch my eye—which I’ve not DL yet—is TextMate, and I think it would be a good tool to improve my habits as well. Being self-taught, one needs to slap oneself into shape every now and again.)

Cheers, faoi

I use TextMate exclusively now, and love it to bits. I do everything text-based in TextMate, not just coding.

I use TextPad I’ve been using it for about 4 years now. It’s a great editor but it seems that it will never be updated.

I use textpad too, have been using it for years and I’m still discovering new tricks that it can do

For Windows, I use the superb http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad.
Their slogan thing is ‘Editor PSPad - freeware unicode developer editor for HTML, PHP, XHTML, JavaScript, ASP, Perl, C and many other languages with HEX editor and multilanguage interface’

Haha. But I do suggest it, it is very good.

I’ve used vi since 1988, so it’s vim for me on every platform. 

In terms of Linux, nano is awesome.

Smultron works for me. http://smultron.sourceforge.net/

If on windows, Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm)

Anywhere else?  vi/vim.