MultiEd
A programmer's text editor
TRADITIONAL FEATURES
Some traditional features found in all recent versions MultiEd include:
- Easy to learn interface: The user interface is typical of Windows and
language editors. Hence beginners will find it easy to use even though there are plenty of features for
addvanced users
- Multiple file windows.
- User customizable: Can be set up for different languages and file types.
- There are 9 programmable tool buttons. Increased to 10 buttons in version 2.50
- Programmable tools can be used to compile and run programs.
- Programmable tools can be used control browsers: MultiEd can open or
activate a browser and load the current file into it.
- Autodetects languages: It can select the proper customization
based on the file extension.
- Syntax coloring: Customizable for different languages.
- Spelling checker and thesaurus.
- Can index a file.
- File drag and drop: It will open files dragged from the My Computer or the
File Manager and dropped on the MultiEd window. Files can also be "copied" by using "copy" in My
Computer and clicking the tool or status bar.
- Undo and redo: Recent editing operations can be reversed.
- Search and replace operations.
- Brace matching: It has special search operation for matching ( ), { }, [ ], < >
and "begin" "end" depending on the syntax of the language. Also matches beginning and ending tags in
HTML.
- Multiple save formats: It allows saving in Windows/DOS, Mac and Unix file
formats. This can be useful when saving files on a remote server. The user can specify the default.
- Optional autoindentation.
- Easy to have custom init files on remote servers or in My Documents.
- Optional: suggested indent lines can be drawn in the left margin: In languages
like C++ and Java, it is generally recommended to indent text between { and } pairs. MultiEd can draw
lines suggesting the appropiate margins in these cases. This tool can also be helpful in finding missing
braces.
- Protection to prevent problems when two copies of the same file are
opened: If you try to open a file that is already open, you are warned and asked if you want to
activate the copy that is already opened or if you want a new copy. If you want a new copy, it is opened
as a read only file. (You cannot "save" the file but can copy from it or use "Save as".) This feature helps
prevent confusion and errors that could happen if two copies of a file are open, modified in different ways
and saved.
- Optional word wrapping: It includes conversions between line mode and word
wrap (paragraph) mode.
- Can remove trailing blanks: It will strip end of line blanks from lines or
paragraphs.
- Lots of hints: Buttons, menu items, and input items have
hints explaining the item that appear when the cursor rests on the item.
- Can remove double spacing: MultiEd can remove double spacing from files.
(Tools | Remove trailing blanks.)
- Multiple colorings for the same file type: Multiple colorings can be set up for
the same file type and it is easy switch between them.
- Programmable tools will match beginning or end of windows names: This
allows reopening of window names like "My HTML page - Netscape" by specifying "Netscape" as the
Window Name in Options | Global Setup.
- Easy installation and setup: All files are in a single folder and the registry is
not used.
- Special features for use computer labs: It allows customization even when
installed in read-only folders. If MultiEd's customizable files are read only, then they can be copied to
writeable folders and automatically used by MultiEd and customized by the user the normal way.
- Keyboard macros: Allows automatic typing to current file as well as
controlling other programs such as browsers. Macros can be added assigned to programmable tool
buttons. Macros can activate template files.
- Macro and tool variables: Special variables can be used to specify files and
folders.
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Please send comments to James Brink, brinkje@plu.edu. Thank you.
Revised 9/2/2011