-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Notepad replacement
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:25:58 -0500
I, too, just installed metapad. I used it to keep all the links to getting
a yearly credit report. Kind of takes the place of, or adds to, favorites.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:46 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Notepad replacement
> George,
> I usually have several installed with one as my default. For the last
> several years, my default text editor of choice has been NotePad+ (not the
> more popular NotePad++). Since I'm in rebuilding mode right now, I had
> yet
> to set anything as a replacement for MS's version so it was the perfect
> time
> to set MetaPad and really give it a good testing. So far, the hypertext
> link handling appears to be the only difference that's of any major
> concern.
> I'm not heavy into using NotePad for web design, so this may or may not
> change things as I gain more experience with the program. Right now, I
> can
> see myself using thisas a secondary notepad for those times when I do need
> that functionality AND I can also see myself possibly turning to MetaPad
> more often since it does handle them well. Only time will tell which way
> my
> preferences go, but I can already tell you that this little bugger will be
> kept close by regardless. :O)
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "g.imrie" <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx>; <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:33 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Notepad replacement
>
>
>> Gman
>>
>> Having more than one Notepad replacement on hand is never a bad idea.
>> There
>> is so much going on in this field right now, with different apps
>> appearing
>> on an (almost) daily basis that to stick to one app is really denying
>> yourself the flexibility on offer.
>>
>> At the moment, I'm making use of no less than four separate apps for
>> different things: Metapad for the URL linking capability, Ultraedit for
>> the
>> ability to work on long documents, TimeCore Pro for the timetracking
>> capability (which can be invaluable) and finally NoteTab Lite, for the
>> odd
>> occasion I need to edit HTML/CSS/XML pages. The Holy grail would be
>> finding
>> ONE app which did everything, but at least with this little lot, I can
>> get
>> the job done as/when required.
>>
>> Most (if not all) of these are available as freeware/shareware, so
>> there's
>> really no excuse for at least giving them a try and seeing whether they
>> might help with some of the more time-consuming tasks we all have to face
>> on
>> a regular basis.
>>
>> Hope This of Help
>>
>> Geo. & Shirley Anne
>
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