Need a new XML editor

[Deathbane27]

Currently using EditPad ( http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html ) and love it. Problem is that when I save a file in the UI builder containing "<" or ">" in a LocalText area (button text, dropdown box, etc.), and open it in EditPad or Notepad to do large copy-and-paste jobs, it converts those to "&lt;" and "&gt;", respectively, and when I save it and re-open with UIBuilder it displays &lt; instead of <. I have to go through and do a search-and-replace each time I switch between the two.

What I need is a text editor that can read and save those characters in the same format that the UIBuilder does, will let me use the FixedSys font, has search-and-replace, and preferrably not cost anything.

Any suggestions?

[Quib]

Well, this isn't a good answer, but NotePad and WordPad work pretty darn well, with NotePad working better but not handling big xml files (unless this isn't an issue with WinXP NotePad, I don't recall).

Cons:
- With WordPad, if you copy from a web browser then paste it in else it'll screw up the file's format, so you have to paste into a blank NotePad first then recopy it (this strips the formatting like font, bold, etc.).
- No color coding, but you get over that pretty quick...

Pros:
- With NotePad there aren't any tricks, it's just as plain as can be.
- You can strip the stupid text file format header UIBuilder uses with NotePad.
- Free.

I imagine someone will suggest some actual xml editors, but just making sure you know stuff you already have works pretty well.

Quib

[ger]

Originally Posted by Quib

Well, this isn't a good answer, but NotePad and WordPad work pretty darn well, with NotePad working better but not handling big xml files (unless this isn't an issue with WinXP NotePad, I don't recall).

Cons:
- With WordPad, if you copy from a web browser then paste it in else it'll screw up the file's format, so you have to paste into a blank NotePad first then recopy it (this strips the formatting like font, bold, etc.).
- No color coding, but you get over that pretty quick...

Pros:
- With NotePad there aren't any tricks, it's just as plain as can be.
- You can strip the stupid text file format header UIBuilder uses with NotePad.
- Free.

I imagine someone will suggest some actual xml editors, but just making sure you know stuff you already have works pretty well.

Quib

XP notepad fixed the character limit issues of previous versions, as well as adding find/replace instead of just find. It's what I use for modding (*snickers at self* modding, right) and web design.

[Itanius]

I use TextPad for HTML, XML, php. Works great.

[Weegie]

another free one -> Context

[pooka]

Editplus
http://www.editplus.com/

Shareware, but it's fully functional forever.

I love it. Actually, love it so much I registered it.

Incredible options.
Small & stable with syntax highlighting.
I've been doing all my asp and html and javascript and perl and css stuff in editplus for several years.

Try it, you'll like it.