Advice requested - text editor

[andrewducker]

I'm running Windows and looking for a notepad replacement.  It needs to do the simple stuff really simply, and I don't really have a massive use for complex stuff.  But it should be able to open unix text files without a problem, do find/replace, etc.  If it's scriptable that's a bonus (so I can do a series of finds/replaces in one go) but not essential.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[robhu.livejournal.com]

GNU Emacs.

[andrewducker]

With nice menus, and popup dialogs to talk me through things, and no having to remember any shortcut keys unless I really want to.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Oh. I didn't realise those were part of your requirements.

In that case you want XEmacs.

[red-phil.livejournal.com]

seconded

[robhu.livejournal.com]

The motion is carried.

Andrew Ducker, I hereby sentence you to a life of using (whichever flavour you prefer) of Emacs.

[andrewducker]

Right, that's it, I'm switching to vi.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

That thing I said earlier? Yeah, I'm recanting it.

[andrewducker]

Well, it's a step up from emacs :->

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO. I challenge you to use vi for a month without cursing or swearing!

[dreema.livejournal.com]

i like vi

mind you, i was brought up on it. that and ada

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Oh come on! Are you a man or not?

M-x mock-user

[andrewducker]

I'm a _very lazy_ man.