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    Text Editor

    Can anybody recommend a free text editor (windows) that has a split screen capability?

    I want to be able to look at two (or more) points of some code. Normally I'd do this on the websphere dev studio, but the POS computer this client has me using is not up to the task...
    ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

    #2
    Textpad. It's shareware rather than free though.

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      #3
      Originally posted by PRC1964 View Post
      Textpad. It's shareware rather than free though.
      Ta.
      ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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        #4
        What about emacs ?

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          #5
          Notepad++

          It's a freeware version of TextPad - seems to have more bells + whistles too.
          And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.

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            #6
            Originally posted by b0redom View Post
            Notepad++

            It's a freeware version of TextPad - seems to have more bells + whistles too.
            Seconded - it's the best one I've tried so far.

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              #7
              Originally posted by PRC1964 View Post
              Textpad. It's shareware rather than free though.
              er... the fully functional trial version is free. You are supposed to pay for it though!
              Coffee's for closers

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                #8
                Originally posted by zeitghost
                Edlin?

                Shhhsh grandad
                ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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                  #9
                  If you only want to modify in one window and refer to the other, you could run up two sessions of the same editor.
                  Windows should recognise that the second session is accessing the same source and offer it as read-only.

                  Then it's only a matter of remembering which one you're modifying.

                  I've done this in the past with the credit editor.

                  Just tried it with notepad and it opened both as read-write.

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                    #10
                    PFE - Programmers File Editor. Excellent macro facility too.
                    bloggoth

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