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UltraEdit-32

Latest Version:
10.00a

Developer:
IDM Computer Solutions

Category:
Text Editing

Platform:
Windows 9x, 2000, or NT4

License:
Shareware, 45-day time trial; Registration Price $30

Rating:
Not rated yet

Date added:
Jun 2nd, 2001

Last updated:
Mar 5th, 2003

Review:
UltraEdit is a feature-rich text editor that supports multiple documents, multi-level undo/redo, column mode editing, regular expressions, search/replace across multiple documents, hex-mode editing, syntax highlighting, and a multi-lingual spell-checker. Unlike many other text editors, UltraEdit is disk based, and that means it can edit huge documents even if you have little memory. However this feature comes with a cost: UltraEdit does not make use of your existing memory when you actually have enough of it. So, examining or editing huge files such as web server logs can slow down your system considerably. This does not pose a problem for many users though since most text files including program source codes rarely get that big. We found the undo/redo operation a little clumsy as well because after erasing a word with the backspace key, you have to press Ctrl Z several times until you get the whole word back. Yes, you've guessed it: character by character.

Another point UltraEdit comes short is the interface. For example, trying to find out how to disable the annoying active line coloring resulted in numerous lengthy attempts including reading all the options of the 11-tab configuration dialog box, desperately searching the extremely short on-line help, and skimming the PDF manual found at UltraEdit's web site. None of these worked, but we eventually managed to find what we were looking for under View > Set Colors. Obvious place? We certainly don't think so.

Don't get us wrong. UltraEdit is a good text editor once you've got used to its idiosyncrasies, but there are better, cheaper text editors out there. Try NoteTab Pro or TextPad first if you ask us.

User reviews:

Cleotis (2) - Jun 6th, 2001
Years ago a coworker stop by my desk and saw me working in notepad and said man there is a much better way to handle editing these files as he told me about Ultra Edit. I thought what ever and did not look at the product. One day passing by his desk I caught a glimpse of Ultra Edit in action and thought to myself why have I been using notepad. I have used Ultra Edit since 96 and find it to be an invaluable tool for my development needs. I use it for HTML, Perl and PHP mainly. Yes, the interface takes some getting used to but once you do you will find that there are many rich, powerful features right at you finger tips. Some of the features include column mode, search/replace across multiple documents, syntax highlighting that can be easily changed by updating the word files. The default setting is for pre-configured for C/C++, VB, HTML, Java, and Perl. I actually use multiple word files and rename them when needed. I would have to say that one of my favorite features is open/save to FTP which is very convenient for doing server side scripting. Yes, the interface could be better but considering the program is made by one man who is dedicated to making Ultra Edit better with each version. I think $30.00 is a fair price.

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