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Bare Bones BBedit all the way!

e looks promising

I use an app called EditPlus. It is basically just an advanced version of Notepad, but it features tabbed browsing, built in ftp and a built in browser feature that allows you to preview the output.

I'm using Zend Development Environment for PHP and Aptana for html/javascript. When I'm in the mood I'm using Topstyle for css. I used to use PSPad, don't know why I stopped using that one...

I've really started to like Aptana lately. It's a javascript + web kit by default, with subversion access built in, but since it's based on Eclipse you can add in just about anything cool. My current setup with it is:

Aptana - HTML, CSS, Javascript (various JS frameworks)
CF Eclipse - ColdFusion Support
CF Debugger - Step through code debugging for ColdFusion
RadRails - Extensive Ruby on Rails support
Flex 2 Plugin - Graphical builder, step through debugging and everything else for Flex.

and it's based on Eclipse, so of course extensive Java support.

@ebucos: Dreamweaver is OSS? Nice, where can I download it?

On windows I used to use editPlus, but for Linux my favorite is Kate. it has everything I could possibly want including in-line spellchecking, command line access , built in browser, tabs and a good syntax highlighter. It also has most of the other features you mentioned, but I don't use them as much.

I've used others including bluefish, but their clunkyness takes away from any benefits they could provide.

EditPad Lite (Windows). "Notepad on steroids". It doesn't do what you're looking for an editor to do; but I like it.

I've been using Scite for years and years now for pretty much everything bar "real" development in things like Visual Studio and Eclipse.

Its great, but it has one or two annoying bugs - like really long lines confuse it and the scroll bar doesn't scroll enough...

Because of the niggles like this - which incidentally dont seem to be being fixed so I am not sure if it is maintained any more - I've been trying Notepad++ out for the past week or so, and will give this Komodo editor a go too.

when i had a pc i used php designer

i now use a mac with textmate :-D

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Coda. Well, that's what I use. And XAMPPforMac.

Coda's great, by the way.

1. Notepad/TextEdit for simplicity
2. ZDE for extended PHP support and debugging
3. TextMate for project management and elegance

My desktop is a PC, my laptop is a Mac. It all depends on what motivation I have and where I cam when that motivation drives me to code/edit something. I haven't tried Coda out yet, but I'm pretty stuck to using ZDE due to the PHP support with it.

hahaa, i am the first one to proudly present that i use Smultron! it will read anything, really! even images... and you get like pages and pages of code...

works with nice colors too...

SMULTRON, check it out!

when i had a pc i was using Aptana (for Rails development) and Zend for PHP. Now i got a macbook and i'm a very happy user of textmate .)

I am using Dreamweaver(mx 2004)/notepad++ - best solution , advice

I use Notepad++ for everything, except occasionally I use Firefox Web Developer Extension to do some live CSS editing.

I use AceHTML freeware. (Win XP). I have installed and used several editors (Crimson, PSPAd, PHPeditor, HAPedit, PHP design, Arachnophilia, etc.), but find myself coming back to this editor.. Its easy to setup, supports XHTML, PHP, JS, TXT and CSS and most of all it allows me to have built in custom macros, that just brings down typing time..
It integrates with AceFTP which i dont use.
Here is a link to the application site:

I used CODA in trial mode (MAC), and its awesome.. Just as soon as I save up to buy CODA, I shall move to that next.. :)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned HomeSite. It may not have as many bells and whistles as Dreamweaver, but it has all the features your looking for; it's customizable and great for raw hand coding. I think it's about $99 from Adobe > formerly from Macromedia > formerly from Allaire.
Unfortunately it's only for Windows. I would go with BBEdit on the Mac.

I tried Notepad++ but was pretty disappointed. I've been using PSPad for a while. Very nice little program.

I use editplus it runs really well under wine on linux..

i am personally a great fan of Smultron, nobody i ask has aver heard of it and nobody ever used another app eversince i told them bout it.

It can handle allmost any language, highlight a shedload of stuff, customize everything, starts up like a bumble-bee and just plain works.

@dynamic
I used HomeSite back when it was Allaire HomeSite and also used Dreamweaver in the HomeSite view after Macromedia/Adobe bought them. Since then I've scaled back to lighter weight text editors. For anything that isn't .NET, I use e text editor (Windows TextMate clone) now. E is a bit buggy but its still probably the best editor on Windows. Ironically, I never much cared for TextMate on my Mac (just don't like how its organized).

Notepad or Notepad++ on Win XP

Nothing beats good'ol GNU Emacs. You can customizing for any languages and once you are used to it, the edition is lightning fast.

Sounds to me like you want Eclipse with the php plugins. You can get it at http://www.eclipse.org. Our company uses it for Java development, but you can use it for about anything. The nice thing is it's not OS dependant so you can use it on Linux, Windows or OS X. I would look at that for sure.

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(written with no IDE btw, PHP coded up in the Wordpress back end file editor)

I use Coda.

Mac only.

I use Dreamweaver and Aptana IDE for rails.

For Linux? try Geany ;)

I've been using Komodo Edit after stumbling across it. Being a past user of pspad, notepad 2, i've so far found that it's been incredibly useful. For instance, it would take maybe 10 hours to code the design for a website in pspad, now it take me maybe 6 hours in komodo. Komodo is also good where it has extensions and a large community support base.

TextMate / CSSEdit 2.6

TextMate.

The last thing I was using on the PC was called PHPBuilder 2004, or something like that. I have good memories of it.

For general use gVim is truly great: fast, best highlighting and color schemes and great shortcuts, once you learn how to use them, that is, which can be tricky but a worthwhile time investment.

Other thant that, Komodo Edit seems to be interesting enough, especially for the autocompletion features for languages like Ruby & Python.

Textmate
Mac OS X 10.5
Shareware

I'm using Aptana as primary editor also i m using Pspad as secondary editor. Both editors is very good.

DOES ANYONE use BBEDIT....?

I think its Super fresh... Whats the scoop on that?

I think BBEdit was one of the best available until textmate came around.

I've been using BBEdit for years and it hasn't let me down yet. I've tried using TextMate, just to see what all of the hype was about -- and while I can understand why folks like it, I always come back to BBEdit.

I still like coding in a simple text editor, but am increasingly using Eclipse now, esp with the Aptana plugins

ARG... Does anyone use BBEdit anymore? Am I a dinosour? Am I truly missing out on some features in other editors?

Textmate on my mac and if I have to use a PC then Komodo

I'm on a mac and using Textmate for XHTML/PHP and the fantastic CSSEdit for - you guessed it - editing CSS :)

Dreamweaver is an expensive, bloated jack of all trades and master of none.

Coda is pretty nice too.

All the programs I mentioned are shareware, but very reasonably priced.

Notepad. I've never tried anything else. Am I really missing out?

I use Smultron. A lovely little editor that works really well for my coding needs. It´s for Mac and can be found here: http://smultron.sourceforge.net

Notepad ++

gvim, call me old fashioned or whatever...but it's the first real text editor I ever learned, and I'm used to it :)

TextMate all the way, but when I used to actually used my PC I generally preferred to use Crimson Editor.

Panic's Coda

I in Linux(Fedora 8/KDE) - and I mostly use Kwrite. But when I am working on HTML(I am a Web Developer), I use Quanta Plus.

Another option is kate - that is between Kwrite and Quanta Plus.

If you are a gnome user, I will recommend gedit, Blue Fish.

And if you are a shell guy, emacs/vim will be best.

I use mainly codeblocks which is available for Windows and Linux

Textmate all the way...VIM in a pinch on the server.