BRIEF program editor. It was the fastest most powerful dos based editor in
the business for a long time
It was good, but I preferred MultiEdit (NOT freeware - in fact, it's
gone up from $150 to $250 these days) created by American Cybernetics
and now apparently under new management who've renamed the company
MultiEdit Software Inc.. This thing supports every computer language
under the sun, huge files, search across open files, and is written in
its own macro language.
Look at this features list!
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Enhanced HTML support
Updated HTML tag database, including all HTML 4 tags and attributes.
Miva tag database
ColdFusion tag database
JSP tag database
New HTML online reference guide(now in HTML Help format).
Enhanced tag editing, includes tabbed attribute dialogs.
Integration with CSE HTML Validator for HTML Code Validation.
Integration with Topstyle for editing cascading style sheets.
Improved tag highlighting.
Improved embedded language handling. Supports more languages and
embedding methods, including ASP, PHP, Miva and COLDFUSION scripting.
Other embedded scripting languages: SQL, TCL, REBOL, PYTHON, VHDL.
Improved support for PERLScript, JavaScript and VBScript.
Hyperlink Support
Automatically parse URLS like
http://www.multiedit.com, or ftp://, or
mailto:, or file:, and identify it as a hyperlink by underlining it.
Launch URL from within the file.
Handles exec: to launch a program, and macro: to run a Multi-Edit
macro.
Supports the following identifiers: ftp, http, gopher, mailto, news,
nntp, telnet, wais, file, prospero, exec, macro.
Added Tool Integrations
MS Visual Studio Integration: syncs automatically to the Visual Studio
editor.
Function browsing and parameter tips using the BSC Browser add-on.
Oracle SQL Integration
Compile SQL code using PL/SQL add-on
Macromedia's Cold Fusion Studio and Homesite Integration
Added Version Control System support
Support for CVS
Support for TLIB dll's
Auto adds subdirectories to associations
User Interface Improvements
History auto-completion of text fields in dialog boxes.
New file open/save prompt.
Complete "my computer" tree
File management features
Drag-and-drop
Configurable
Save and Restore of position
Drive Bar
Search improvements
Tree list of all searches/results in two search results windows.
Able to save Search history.
Seperate search results lists.
Regular Expression drop-down list for insertion in Search field.
Tabbed vertical window (Navigation Pane) - similar to results window
(Tools Pane).
Improved Customize dialog - Easy navigation using a tree format
NEW Preview Pane supports file and tag previews.
Improved Project Manager
New user interface - Tree and list views for fast and easy navigation.
Improved FTP support for sending project files to/from a remote
system.
Project Quick List for switching quickly between projects.
Improvements to Multi-Tags
Tags are now displayed on the Navigation Pane for fast access.
"Show All Tags" option displays all tags contained in the tag file.
Integration with the project manager and ability to scan all project
files.
View tags in other tag files using the drop down box.
Scan tags using wildcards.
Power Editing Improvements
HTML From Code allows you to create an HTML version of your source
with syntax coloring!
Improved file compare with file merging
Collapse on tags
Multiple clipboards - docked , or floating buffer dialogs
Operator alignment
Align all operators on multiple lines with a single keystroke
No more tabbing to line up equals "=" signs
New meta commands
Generate Project List
Run Macro and substitute output
Added Language Support
Full support for: SQL, PL/SQL, TCL, REBOL, COLDFUSION, PYTHON, VHDL,
Verilog, C#, Matlab, Scilab, Progress, AutoLisp, HTMLScript.
More Features
NetCompile will execute compiles on any remote system that supports a
telnet interface. Map network drives with either SAMBA or NFS, or
access them via FTP to create a complete remote editing environment.
Printing Improvements
Color "Syntax" Printing
Desktop integration adds Multi-Edit to context sensitive menus
Improved macro compiler
Supports long filenames
Supports DLL imports up to 128 characters in length
COM Client/server support for advanced integration of Multi-Edit to
other products
Intelligent Language Support
Smart indenting, code templates, brace/construct matching and
auto-commenting work as you type, eliminating redundant tasks and
cutting your keystrokes in half! Like everything else in Multi-Edit,
it's all fully configurable and expandable!
Language sensitive code highlighting that is fully extendable to work
with any language.
Function tagging lets you quickly locate any function, procedure or
method in any file in your project.
Supports ASP, Ada, Aspect, BASIC, VB, Batch, CSS, CSV, C/C++, COBOL,
Dataflex, Delphi, DBase, FORTRAN-77, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PERL,
PERLScript, ASM, Modula-2, and others.
The Best Internet Development Environment
WebLair web-editing and site management technology and integral FTP
give you the cutting edge tools you need to develop for the online
world! Imagine having a complete, powerful HTML, ASP and embedded
script editor all built into the same environment!
Graphical HTML code highlighting, not just color coding.
Edit embedded languages like JavaScript, VBScript and PERLScript
directly in your HTML and ASP code while still using all of the
language features like templates and smart indenting.
Extensive HTML tag expansion and editing lets you quickly modify
attributes, images and colors.
CommonCode allows you to easily manage, edit and update repeated HTML
code segments. Much more powerful than server-side includes!
Automatically preview web pages in up to four different browsers
simultaneously.
HTML formatter makes you code readable, even when it has been
generated by another program.
Includes a context sensitive HTML reference guide.
Total Integration with your Existing Tools
Flexible compiler/linker/make interface allow you to integrate all
your tools into one seamless environment. Automatically locates
compiler errors. Supports more than 80 different compilers! Compile in
the background.
RAD IDE Integration: Multi-Edit offers full integration with several
popular IDE's including Delphi, C++ Builder, and Watcom C/C++.
Version Control System Interface provides seamless, automated and
easy-to-configure support for GNU RCS, LCM, MKS-RCS, PVCS, Sourcerer's
Apprentice, SourceSafe, TLIB, and Versions.
Automates the process of checking files in and out.
Lists all the changes throughout the history of a file.
Visually compares files to previous version.
Supports the SCC vcs interface standard, as well as command-line
driven programs.
Complete Customization
Reconfigure the keyboard mapping, menus, toolbars, colors, fonts,
screen layout, editing options, language configurations, and safety
features without editing config files or writing macros.
Unlimited Extensibility
Multi-Edit's powerful CMAC extension language lets you extend it
features and power to your special needs. Much of Multi-Edit was
actually written in its own extension language!
Familiar C-like syntax
Supports structures, arrays, integers, long strings and real numbers
Powerful text processing functions
Call any DLL function including the entire Win32 API
Build complex dialog boxes
Subclass windows
Source code for the built-in macros included
Power Editing Features
Concurrent editing of up to 255 DOS, UNIX, or Binary files. Edit any
size file in tiled or overlapping windows. Convert instantly between
file types!
Extensive search and replace facilities
Powerful regular expression support. Configurable expression aliases
let you create easy-to-use "short-cuts".
Multi-file search and replace works across directories and drives.
Incremental search, finds text as you are typing.
Global highlight lets you define an expression, and the matched text
is highlighted throughout your file as you edit.
Bookmarks let you mark and return to any position in any file.
The bookmark stack lets you push and pop positions off quickly.
Random access bookmarks are easy to manage and work across files.
Collapse mode editing lets you edit selectively hide sections of your
code.
Extensive block operations let you easily manipulate large sections of
text. Work with streams of text, whole lines or columns. You can even
perform math and complex fills on blocks of text.
Fully integrated Spellchecker that suggest spellings and has two
auxiliary dictionaries. Understands HTML, and you can even check text
in quotes for source code.
Hex mode allows you to easily edit binary files
Unlimited keystroke macros for quick automation of tasks. Fully
editable!
Unlimited undo and redo
Easy to Use
Multi-Edit was designed to be the easiest to use program editor on the
market.
Choose the keymap you know, or customize one to your needs. Comes with
CUA(Windows), WordStar, BRIEF and Borland IDE keymaps. Fully
configurable, and supports multi-keystroke mappings, so building one
to suit you is a breeze.
Tabular window selectors and dialog boxes Quickly switch between
windows using file tabs.
Extensive window management
Choose from MDI or the new Single Window Mode This new mode works
similar to the way the old Brief style windowing worked, where files
are put into each view so that you set the screen to your preferences
and put each file into it.
Easy window splits.
Automatic window sorting: Windows can now be automatically sorted
based on the Filename, Path, or Extension.
Window/buffer list lets you keep everything organized.
Complete online help.
More Features
Project manager for organization of files/code for the current
session.
Session Manager allows you to save an editing session as a menu item,
select it later, and restore the entire editing environment.
Programmer's Calculator
Pop-up ASCII Chart
Movable Text Ruler
Line/Box Drawing
Printing with code highlighting
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And note it supports Brief keystrokes.
