Computer Hope
Software => Computer software => Topic started by: ultimatum on January 24, 2010, 06:13:17 PM
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Hey guys,
This might seem like a lame question but I am using phpDesigner 2007 for web-development and I like the features it has especially the highlighting and dimming other scripting languages. Also, I like the auto-complete function for the tags, but I can't stand it if there is no shortcut that would get my cursor after that closing tag.
My question is this: Is there a shortcut on the keyboard that will push the cursor over to the end of the line after the closing tag? Having to always use the arrows navigate through the closing tag really frustrates me, at times I'd rather have it off but it does save time typing.
If anyone has used or is using this application please help. Thanks to all in advance.
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I don't know this program but a lot of programs use the end key to move to the end of a line.
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Yep, just tried it out and the END key works like a charm.
You might like to try Notepad++ as well.
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editpad PRO FTW
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Free? Nope.
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Free? Nope.
Editpad Lite is free, it's pretty close. Doesn't have the exact features I wanted though, like syntax highlighting; and, more importantly, effortless editing of files on a server via FTP. Notepad++ has some pretty awful FTP support via the plugin.
Additionally, last time I checked PHP designer wasn't free, either; it does however have several features that make it invaluable- "intellisense" type autocompletion and displaying function arguments when you type the open parentheses.
For quite some time I actually was using my own text editor, BASeEdit XP, which was bloody close to having the same feature-set as Editpad Pro, including syntax highlighting. but I was foolish and ended up losing that entire project. I think I saved the logo though. heh. I've got a shell of the old program re-established but it's hardly anything close to what it once was. Although the "XP" iteration was really just a rewrite of another one of my programs, BASeEditor Pro, which is still intact as far as I know.
Great, now I've gone and made myself sad :(
Anyway, I prefer editpad over notepad++ because Notepad++'s menus appear to have been designed by somebody who read a UI design book and decided to do the opposite of everything it said. Although, that seems to be par for the course when it comes to most GPL license tools/programs that operate outside the console; Metapad is a exception to this, I think.
I also used to use PFE (Programmers File Editor) a lot, too. I believe that one was free... not sure.
Anyway, using notepad++ in this instance would probably be a tad silly; I mean, PHP designer appears to have far more features relating to, well, PHP. Also, if they paid for PHP designer it would be silly to waste it's features.
Not that there is any reason to debate over this. Everybody knows the only true text editor is vi, and maybe emacs. everything else is just trying to emulate their perfection. :P
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True, just tried it and it works.
Thank you guys. I actually ended up disabling it for the time being, but now knowing the shortcut it's officially re-enabled.
Thanks again.