AptEdit 3.7.4Comments on:

By: em

em — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:34:05 +0000

i love gotd for these comments. :-)
i didn’t know about pspad’s diff feature. will try. currently i use pspad and eitpadlite for search and replace modes that they do better than crimson editor.
the worst about pspad is the gui. icons aren’t “right”. cannot switch to kerned font. i googled for better fixed-spacing serif fonts, but never found any good ones.

i’d recommend crimson editor for the beginning user of text editors. it has most of the features that one would “drool” for. almost everything in the menus or keyboard command work with little complication. ce does have problems. no delete icon in the toolbars. ui not very customizable. manipulating macros is cumbersome. regexp and ‘normal’ replace is constrained. dragging between panes or lines is buggy. spellcheck “view” is a marking function; it has no suggestion or replace. (which is ok, imo).
it loads quickly, but has trouble with files at about 500kB (on 512MB computer). the project “tree” isn’t easily rearranged. (i’m still looking for an xml folding editor just to edit ce’s prj files :-) )
all that sounds bad, but realize that i’ve described (most?) its weaknesses. everything else is good.
there are sooo mannny text editors. it takes awhile to find one you like. begin googling acf. and google web for reviews. i found an ambitious wiki devoted to editors, but can’t find the url now…

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:28:34 +0000

Looks like a good website. Will use this as my dfault editor now, thanks!

By: Merril

Merril — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:52:57 +0000

#44 Thank you so much, I’m quite embarrassed I didn’t think of that! I’ve just done it and you know what? You may have just saved simultaneous damage to my computer and window! I really am so grateful, thanks so much!

By: fmwyso

fmwyso — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:08:17 +0000

I was the one who classified it as bad first in regards to comment #1. I already used AptEdit before and i know this program, so i know it isn’t needed, necessary or really worth more then the time to download it in my opinion. I thin it should have more functionality if it wishes to excel in this category.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:59:03 +0000

Merril, you can also try this: change the default program for .txt files to notepad. It does not fix the root cause of your problem but it might at least make the nags go away.

By: Don M

Don M — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:20:22 +0000

Take a look at the running memory – I found this program at idle to take 7MB, vs. my regular text editor, which runs at 2MB. I’m going to look at Notepad++!

By: ugh

ugh — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:57:35 +0000

I went under help > about and says it is only a 30 day trial. I tried reinstalling it again and says the program was successfully activated.

By: David

David — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:40:08 +0000

I’am the author of AptEdit. Thanks for your comments.
In last post, AptEdit would automatically check for the update when started. It caused many Giveaway users lost their registration information. Another, AptEdit has a fatal bug it caused the program crashed.
In this post, I delete the autoupdate function, fix some bugs, and adjust toolbars.Now AptEdit runs OK.

By: TK

TK — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:43:53 +0000

Just installed this 3.7.4 version alongside the previous upgrade 3.7.3 and it opened my C: drive for editing since that is what 3.7.3 had open previously… yet the Open Drive option has disappeared from the File menu.
Whilst the logical/physical drive editor is less than purfect in 3.7.3 and 3.7.4 It has potential uses and its removal would prompt me to remove the entire program, or at least 3.7.4 and re-install 3.7.3b227.

By: Sean O

Sean O — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:43:29 +0000

PSPad -- which I found in the comments the last time this program was posted -- is awesome -- free, doesn't require activation, has diff functionality built-in (no need for a separate program). Native FTP to work on sites remotely. Can install on any USB drive. Etc. Etc. PSPad