ConTEXT is a tool developed mainly to serve as secondary tool for software developers.
After years and years of searching for a practical Windows text editor, I haven't found any of them to completely satisfy my needs, so I wrote my own.
This editor is freeware. Anyway, I'd like to hear your comments and suggestions, to discuss about it and implement it in future versions.
Here are some key features of "ConTEXT":
· unlimited open files
· unlimited editing file size, 4kB line length
· powerful syntax highlighting for: C/C++ , Delphi/Pascal, Java, Java Script, Visual Basic, Perl/CGI, HTML, SQL, FoxPro, 80x86 assembler, Python, PHP, Tcl/Tk
· powerful custom defined syntax highlighter
· multilanguage support (supported languages: English, German, French, Croatian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Esperanto, Spanish, Galego, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovakian, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovenian, Turkish)
· project workspaces support
· unicode UTF8 support
· code templates
· customizable help files for each file type
· file explorer with favorites list
· export to HTML/RTF
· conversion DOS->UNIX->Macintosh file formats
· editing position remembering across files
· macro recorder
· commenting/uncommenting code
· text sort
· normal and columnar text selection
· bookmarks
· find and replace text in all open files
· C / Java-style block auto indent/outdent
· customizable color printing with print preview
· exporting configuration stored in registry
· customizable syntax highlighting colors, cursor shapes, right margin, gutter, line spacing...
· user definable execution keys, depending on file type
· capturing console applications standard output
· compiler output parser for positioning on error line
· powerful command line handler
· install and uninstall
· minimize to system tray
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed crash with no C drive.
· Fixed File Compare crash.
· Windows Vista and Windows 7 Support for Notepad replace script.
· Misc Bug Fixes.
· GUI Usability Improvements
· Updated help file to CHM Format.
· UnInstall restores Notepad and removes registry settings
