ScriptSmith is a plain text editor application developed specifically for plain text source code editing that does have its own editing environment, often known as scripts. JavaScript, for example. Although it is entirely possible to use notepad, or any other plain text editor for writing scripts, ScriptSmith provides a dedicated environment with context-sensitive features designed to make life easier for the script author, such as AutoComplete.

ScriptSmith is not designed for beginners, or as a hand-holding device to quickly insert pre-written scripts. There are no wizards, and no libraries of hundreds of scripts which can be customized to your use. There is plenty of other software which does this very well already. ScriptSmith is designed for those writing their own scripts, with a working knowledge of the language they are writing in.

ScriptSmith features Syntax Highlighting, context pop-up information, and context pop-up AutoComplete object tree. While typing an object that has properties, methods, events, or sub-objects, these will appear in a pop-up AutoComplete listbox. Often a single letter is sufficient to specify the whole property or method name, and mistyping is drastically reduced. Also, while typing a function or method, the parameters and syntax for the function are displayed in a tooltip.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Added a Fonts toolbar to switch between Proportional, Fixed Width and DOS fonts, and supporting Set Fonts button and window.
· Moved the Set Editor Font option from Options window to Set Fonts window
· Added Set Fonts to the Edit Menu
· Added a Default Font Type to template editor
· Multiple files can be dropped
· Short Filenames will be converted to long, if they are passed to ScriptSmith as parameters.
· Made the Request for Template optional - you can specify a default template to use for all unknown file types.
· Templates with no colour words will not syntax highlight (makes it slightly faster)
· FileInfo information will no longer be stored unless a template is specifically set for a file; if a file only uses the default template, it will not be recorded.
· General speed increases (recompiled as Native Code, startup streamlined, registry setting location changed, much code re-written in more efficient form, most intensive loops and functions re-written as a C support dll)
· When exiting will not resize if maximized anymore.
· AutoIndent will now work even on lines that have not been edited (bug fix).
· Rewritten Undo system. This should now work with selection replacements.
· INS (overtype) mode fixed.