Erkki Posted June 18, 2007 There's a new text editor program in town, and it's name is Padclipse: http://padclipse.sf.net/ I just released the first version, which is officially pre-alpha quality, but should be quite usable really. It's cross platform (Win, Mac, Linux) and based on Eclipse. I took Eclipse and ripped out all the extra parts until only the text editor was left. Then I added some salt & pepper. Next releases may add other spices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 18, 2007 why would I use that instead of simply eclipse? and 16MB for a text editor? sounds like a bit excessive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 18, 2007 Sweet. You should totally add a Java compiler to this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted June 18, 2007 why would I use that instead of simply eclipse?and 16MB for a text editor? sounds like a bit excessive It's actually 20MB. Why instead of Eclipse: * you can open files from the command line (currently somewhat buggy), and they will all be opened in a single instance of the application. * it will generally behave more like a simple text editor instead of a big IDE. * startup time is comparable to other text editors (but some of them are faster and leaner of course). * it will be integrated with the OS eventually, like other text editors (context menus etc.). * if you are used to Eclipse, it will be good to have a text editor with a similar interface * if you are not used to Eclipse, it will be good to have a text editor that has comprehensive local history, file comparison and other useful stuff built in (and supports extending by existing Eclipse plugins) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted June 18, 2007 Sweet. You should totally add a Java compiler to this! Hmm... that would make it bigger again. But I plan to add a plugin site for optional features in some future versions so I might add it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 18, 2007 I was joking. Though I see how it would be hard to tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted June 18, 2007 why would I use that instead of simply eclipse? Talk about excessive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 18, 2007 maybe... but barely more excessive than padclipse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted June 18, 2007 It's about 100mb more excessive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 18, 2007 that includes quite some additional features right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted June 19, 2007 Yeah, of course, and using that whole thing as a text pad would be silly. Hence the stripped down version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
