Looking for the Perfect Editor

[Dick Moores]

At 06:30 PM 9/10/2006, Kent Johnson wrote:
>Dick Moores wrote:
>
> > I downloaded Python (7) from
> > http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/synn2t.html and put the file
> > PythonV2.4.syn in C:\Program Files\TextPad 4\system .
> >
> > However, no syntax highlighting is showing up. so I must have done
> > something wrong. Do I have to do something other than put
> > PythonV2.4.syn in C:\Program Files\TextPad 4\system ?
>
>One more step - make a new Document Class for Python (in the prefs).
>Associate it with *.py, turn on syntax highlighting and select the
>syntax file you downloaded.

OK. Done.

> > Also, why do you use TextPad instead of IDLE?
>
>You're kidding, right?

No. Tell me, please. Macros? Comparing files? What else?

Dick